intercoastal

Linking two seaboards

Intercoastal means between coasts, typically referring to trade, travel, or shipping routes connecting different coastal regions of the same country: intercoastal shipping between Atlantic and Pacific ports.

The word is far less common than its near-homophone intracoastal, which refers to waterways running parallel to and protected by the coastline.

waterway

canal

Dug water passage

lagoon · bayou · creek · slough · delta · tidal · brackish · marshland · wetland · floodplain

navigation

buoy

Tethered nautical signal

pilotage · seamanship · tides · currents · lock · dredging · shoal · depth · beacon · waypoint

shipping

cargo

Transported goods

port · harbor · marina · dockyard · commerce · trade · transport · tanker · container · terminal

travel

cruise

Leisurely ocean voyage

yachting · sailing · tourism · excursion · destination · itinerary · sightseeing · marina · houseboat · charter

Opposites
geographic scope

intercoastallandlocked

Having no sea access

interior · inland · noncoastal · hinterland · continental

Family

coast, coastal, coaster, coastline, coasting, coasted, seacoast, intercostal, coastwise

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