Antonyms for COAST
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. coast

   Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.

   Synonyms:
   bank, beach, border, bound, brim, brink, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand

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1. • Glide
   • Slope
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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coastnoun

   the shore of a sea or ocean

   Synonyms:
   slide, coast, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

2. coastnoun

   a slope down which sleds may coast

   "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

3. coastnoun

   the area within view

   "the coast is clear"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

4. slide, glide, coastverb

   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

   "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

   Synonyms:
   seashore, semivowel, chute, sailing, coast, slide, microscope slide, sea-coast, slideway, sliding board, swoop, lantern slide, soaring, gliding, seacoast, glide, playground slide, sailplaning, sloping trough

5. coastverb

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

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1. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   seashore, seaboard, seaside, shore, strand, beach

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COAST

   Synonyms:
   Heparin-COAted Stents in Small Coronary Arteries Trial

How to use COAST in a sentence?

1. The NHC:

   Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over the Windward Islands and the northeastern coast of Venezuela Tuesday night and Wednesday.

2. Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun:

   China has a long coast line and a vast maritime area under our jurisdiction. To safeguard our maritime sovereignty, interests and rights is the sacred mission of the Chinese armed forces.

3. Stewart Chiron:

   Elderly patients, pregnant women, and families traveling with small kids should consider the full cruise itinerary. If you’re sailing off the coast of a country that may not have the best medical, or pediatric, care, you could be in real trouble.

4. Patrick DeHaan:

   I absolutely think it's likely that the West Coast will see more of a pricing impact than other regions since they're more tied to Saudi imports.

5. Duncan Hunter:

   You have President Trump talking about national security, criminal networks, that's what the Coast Guard does, literally. ... It just doesn't make sense.

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