/kəʊst/
Translation
The land right next to the sea.
Word origin
From Old French coste, meaning rib or side, later the side of the land by the sea.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- coste
Grammar
Examples
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"Coast" is the land right next to the sea.
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Here "coast" is the strip of land beside the sea.
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"Coasts" is the plural, meaning more than one coast.
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