1. The shore of a sea or ocean
   "Children collected seashells along the coast";
   - seashore, seacoast, sea-coast
    
2. A slope down which sleds may coast
   "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
    
3. The area within view
   "the coast is clear"
    
4. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
   "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope";
   - slide, glide

1. Move easily forward without applying more power
   "We coasted down the hill, enjoying the breeze"
    
2. Succeed with little effort
   "He coasted through the exam"
    
3. Continue life in a routine way, without new initiative or great effort
   "After retirement, he coasted for a few years"

Derived forms: coasting, coasts, coasted

Type of: aspect, glide, incline, motion, move, movement, panorama, prospect, scene, shore, side, slope, view, vista

Encyclopedia: Coast