coast
suomi-englanti sanakirjacoast englannista suomeksi
lasketteleminen
rannikko, merenrannikko
liikkua vapaalla, liukua
kelkkamäki
reitti
coast englanniksi
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. (defdate)
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1730, Newton|Isaac Newton, ''Opticks'', 4th ed., London:(..)William Innys(nb..), page 331:
- And the Coaſt towards which the lines KL and VX are drawn, may be call’d the Coaſt of unuſual Refraction.
(RQ:Tyndale Bible)
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(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)|3|3
To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply power.
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(quote-book)|title=The Hero with a Thousand Faces|year_published=1993|location=London|publisher=Fontana Press|edition=2nd|page=14|passage=The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves.
To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
(quote-journal) strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United|journal=The Guardian|text=Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.
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(quote-journal), (w)’s new high-concept half-hour comedy, gently coasting on its WTF setup for longer than it should, to the detriment of the main star (w), trying her very best to secure our attention as it slowly drifts elsewhere.
To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
(RQ:Shakespeare Venus and Adonis)
(RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations)
(RQ:Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica) not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore.
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