coastal

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9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkəʊstəl/(UK)
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/ˈkəʊstəl/(UK) · /ˈkoʊstəl/(US)

Definition of coastal

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
    “coastal town”
    “coastal breeze”
    “coastal elites”
    “These included other Niphargus species from deep cave lakes and coastal anchihaline caves [23 ] and Gammarus and Echinogammarus amphipods that live only in permanently watered streams [21 ,24 ].”
    “Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.”
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adj

  1. Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.
    “coastal town”
    “coastal breeze”
    “coastal elites”
    “These included other Niphargus species from deep cave lakes and coastal anchihaline caves [23 ] and Gammarus and Echinogammarus amphipods that live only in permanently watered streams [21 ,24 ].”
    “Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.”

name

  1. (informal)Coastal Carolina University.

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Etymology

From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.

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