coast : Idioms & Phrases

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adelie coast

  • noun a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
    Adelie Land; Terre Adelie.
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atlantic coast

  • noun a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
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barbary coast

  • noun a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)
    • we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city!
  • noun the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
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coast banksia

  • noun shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
    honeysuckle; Banksia integrifolia; Australian honeysuckle.
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coast boykinia

  • noun plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
    Boykinia occidentalis; Boykinia elata.
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Coast guard

  • . (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. Eng. (b) The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast. U. S.
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coast lily

  • noun orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States
    Lilium maritinum.
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coast live oak

  • noun highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves
    Quercus agrifolia; California live oak.
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coast mountains

  • noun a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
    Coast Mountains.
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coast polypody

  • noun stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
    leathery polypody; leatherleaf; Polypodium scouleri.
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coast range

  • noun a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California
    Coast Mountains.
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Coast rat

  • (Zoöl.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; called also sand mole.
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coast redwood

  • noun lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
    Sequoia sempervirens; California redwood.
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coast rhododendron

  • noun medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
    Rhododendron californicum.
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Coast waiter

  • a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. Eng.
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coast white cedar

  • noun slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
    Atlantic white cedar; white cypress; southern white cedar; Chamaecyparis thyoides; white cedar.
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east coast

  • noun the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
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gold coast

  • noun a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
    Ghana; Republic of Ghana.
    • Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British
  • noun a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area
    • Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan
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gulf coast

  • noun a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
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ivory coast

  • noun a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
    Cote d'Ivoire; Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
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ivory coast franc

  • noun the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast
    Cote d'Ivoire franc.
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pacific coast

  • noun a coast of the Pacific Ocean
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sea-coast

  • noun the shore of a sea or ocean
    seashore; seacoast; coast.
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Slave coast

  • part of the western coast of Africa to which slaves were brought to be sold to foreigners.
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The coast is clear

  • the danger is over; no enemy in sight. Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. "Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." Sir P. Sidney.
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To run down a coast

  • to sail along it.
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u. s. coast guard

  • noun an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
    U. S. Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard.
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united states coast guard

  • noun an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
    U. S. Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard.
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us coast guard

  • noun an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
    U. S. Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard.
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west coast

  • noun the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
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west coast hemlock

  • noun tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
    Pacific hemlock; western hemlock; Tsuga heterophylla.
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