COAST


Meaning of COAST in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ rocky , rugged , wild

▪ east , eastern , etc.

▪ Atlantic , Mediterranean , etc.

▪ mainland

▪ sea

… OF COAST

▪ stretch

This stretch of ~ is famous for its beaches.

VERB + COAST

▪ hit , reach

▪ approach , near

The boat sank as she neared the ~ of Ireland.

▪ follow , hug

The path hugs the ~ all the way to Riomaggiore.

COAST + VERB

▪ stretch

The ~ stretched far into the distance.

COAST + NOUN

▪ highway ( AmE ), road

PREPOSITION

▪ along the ~

We drove south along the ~.

▪ around the ~ , round the ~ ( esp. BrE )

They sailed around the ~ to St John's.

▪ at the ~

We spent a day at the ~.

▪ off the ~

an island two miles off the ~ of Brazil

▪ on the ~

a village on the Mediterranean ~

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