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Coast FM — may refer to: Heart North Wales Coast, commercial radio station in North Wales Coast FM Tasmania, community radio station in Tasmania, Australia Coast FM (Tenerife), radio station in Tenerife, Canary Islands Coast FM (Warrnambool), Australian… … Wikipedia
Coast — (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coast — UK US /kəʊst/ noun [C] ► the land next to or close to the sea: »The oil spill happened just off the Spanish coast. the east/west coast »He grew up on the west coast, in California. ● coast to coast Cf. coast to coast … Financial and business terms
coast — [kōst] n. [ME coste, coast < OFr, a rib, hill, shore, coast < L costa, a rib, side] 1. land alongside the sea; seashore 2. Obs. frontier; borderland ☆ 3. [< CdnFr, hillside, slope] an incline down which a slide is taken ☆ 4. a slide or… … English World dictionary
COAST — steht für: Cache on a stick, ein kleines Modul mit Speicherbausteinen Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope, ein astronomisches Interferometer in Cambridgeshire, England Coast bezeichnet: Coast (Kenia), eine kenianische Provinz Coast Air … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coast — Coast, v. t. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. [1913 Webster] Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coast — (n.) margin of the land, early 14c.; earlier rib as a part of the body (early 12c.), from O.Fr. coste rib, side, flank; slope, incline; later coast, shore (12c., Mod.Fr. côte), from L. costa a rib, perhaps related to a root word for bone (Cf. O.C … Etymology dictionary
Coast — (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coast — Coast … Deutsch Wikipedia
coast — ► NOUN 1) land adjoining or near the sea. 2) the easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power. ► VERB 1) move easily without using power. 2) act or make progress without making much effort: United coasted to victory. 3) sail along the… … English terms dictionary
