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  • 1coast — ► 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… …

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  • 2sail — I n. 1) to hoist, raise the sails; to make sail 2) to let out the sails 3) to furl, take in a sail; to reduce; slacken sail 4) to trim ( adjust ) the sails 5) to lower, strike the sails 6) (misc.) to set sail for ( to leave for by ship, boat );… …

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  • 3coast — /koʊst / (say kohst) noun 1. the land next to the sea; the seashore. 2. the region adjoining it. 3. Obsolete the boundary or border of a country. 4. US a. the slope down which a sled travels. b. a slide or ride down a hill, etc. –verb (i) 5. to… …

  • 4coast — coast1 W3S3 [kəust US koust] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coste, from Latin costa rib, side ] 1.) the area where the land meets the sea →↑coastal coast of ▪ the west coast of Africa ▪ We drove along th …

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  • 5coast — 1 noun (C) 1 the area where the land meets the sea: We drove along the Pacific coast to Seattle. | on the coast (=on the land near the sea): I used to live in a small village on the coast of Brittany. | off the coast (=in the sea near the land):… …

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  • 6coast — n. & v. n. 1 a the border of the land near the sea; the seashore. b (the Coast) US the Pacific coast of the US. 2 a a run, usu. downhill, on a bicycle without pedalling or in a motor vehicle without using the engine. b US a toboggan slide or… …

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  • 7coast — noun 1》 the part of the land adjoining or near the sea. 2》 the easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power. verb 1》 (of a vehicle) move easily without using power.     ↘be successful with little effort: they coasted to victory. 2》 sail… …

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  • 8coast — I. n. 1. (Rare.) Border, frontier. 2. Shore, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, sea coast. II. v. n. 1. Sail along the coast. 2. Slide down hill (on a sled) …

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  • 9Coast (TV series) — Coast Genre Documentary Created by BBC Birmingham Directed by Jonathan Barker Oliver Clark …

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  • 10The Long Ships — or Red Orm (original Swedish Röde Orm ) is a best selling Swedish novel written by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson 1894 1954. The novel is divided into two parts, published in 1941 and 1945, with two books each.It is one of the most widely read books in… …

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