coasts
Moves without effort
Coasts is the plural of coast—the land along the sea.
The coasts of a country are its shorelines: The hurricane threatened both coasts.
As a verb form, coasts means to move without effort or propulsion: She coasts downhill on her bicycle, He coasts through life on charm.
To coast is to rely on momentum rather than active exertion.
Sandy waterside margin
- shoreLand bordering water
- seashoreOcean's edge
- seasideCoastal recreational area
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
cove · bay · inlet · estuary · oceanfront · strand · foreshore · littoral
beach
Sandy waterside margin
cliffs · cove · bay · inlet · estuary · oceanfront · strand · foreshore · littoral · dunes
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
wharf · pier · dock · boardwalk · promenade · lighthouse · seawall · jetty · breakwater · fishing village
cruise
Leisurely ocean voyage
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
freewheel · breeze · momentum · effortless · easygoing · idle · roll · slide · skateboard · bicycle
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- Caribbean geographyHaiti, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Santo Domingo, Port-au-Prince
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Worldearth, globe, planet, continents, continent
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
coastsinteriors
Inner parts of spaces
heartlands · hinterlands · centers · cores · backcountry
- roller coastersGravity-powered amusement vehicles
- the coast is clearNo danger remains nearby
- coast to coastAcross a landmass's full width
- rocky coastsBoulder-lined ocean edges
- coastal developmentBuilding on shore areas
- West CoastAmerica's sunset shore
coast, coastal, coaster, coastline, coasting, coasted, seacoast, coasters