Coast

kōst, n. side or border of land next the sea: the seashore: limit or border of a country.— v.i. to sail along or near a coast: to travel downhill on a bicycle with the feet on the foot-rests.— v.t. to sail by or near to.— ns. Coast′er , a ve el that sails along the coast; Coast′-guard , a body of men organised to act as a guard along the coast, originally intended to prevent smuggling.— adj. Coast′ing , keeping near the coast: trading between ports in the same country.— n. the act of sailing, or of trading, along the coast: advances towards acquaintance, courtship: riding downhill on a bicycle with the feet up.— ns. Coast′-line , the line or boundary of a coast: shore-line; Coast′-wait′er , a custom-house officer who waits upon and superintends the cargoes of ve els engaged in the coasting trade.— advs. Coastward , -s , toward the coast; Coast′wise , along the coast.— adj. carried on along the coast. [O. Fr. coste (Fr. côte )—L. costa , a rib, side.]