coast

Anlam (İngilizce)

Noun

1. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
2. (obsolete) The side or edge of something.
3. (obsolete) A region of land; a district or country.
4. (obsolete) A region of the air or heavens.

Verb

1. To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
2. To sail along a coast.
3. To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
4. (obsolete) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
5. (obsolete) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
6. (obsolete) To conduct along a coast or river bank.
7. To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/kəʊst/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

From Middle English coste (“rib; side of the body, flank; side of a building; face of a solid figure; coast, shore; bay, gulf; sea; concavity, hollow; boundary, limit; land; country; district, province, region; locality, place; division of the heavens; compass direction; direction; location with reference to direction, side”) [and other forms], from Old French coste (“rib; side of an object; coast”) (modern French côte (“rib; coast; hill, slope”)), from Latin costa (“rib; side, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *kost-. Doublet of costa.