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Adjective: coastal  kows-t(u)l
  1. Of or relating to a coast
    "coastal erosion"
     
  2. Located on, near or bordering on a coast
    "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain"
     
  3. Along or following a coast
    "coastal shipping";
    - coastwise

See also: inshore, maritime, seaward

Antonym: inland

Encyclopedia: Coastal