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coastwise

coastwise adjective: along the coast.

Adjective

coastwise (not comparable)

  1. Along the coast.
    • coastwise shipping
    • Because of the drastic reduction in the use of petrol and tyres the railway is now called on to effect practically all the island's transport, with the exception of a small amount handled by one coastwise steamer.1945 November and December, H. R. Fox, “The Jamaica Railway, 1845-1945”, in Railway Magazine, page 315

Adverb

coastwise (not comparable)

  1. Along the coast.
    • The barley was shipped coastwise.

Forms of coastwise

alternative formcoastways

Origin of coastwise

From coast + -wise.

Questions about coastwise

What does coastwise mean?
Coastwise means along the coast.
What part of speech is coastwise?
Coastwise can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near coastwise in the dictionary

  1. coastwatcher
  2. coastwatchers
  3. coastwatching
  4. coastways
  5. coastwide
  6. coastwise
  7. coat
  8. coat armour
  9. coat armours
  10. coat card
  11. coat cards

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