The difference between Coast and Seacoast

When used as nouns, coast means the side or edge of something, whereas seacoast means the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean.

Coast is also verb with the meaning: to glide along without adding energy.

check bellow for the other definitions of Coast and Seacoast

Coast as a noun (obsolete):

The side or edge of something.

Examples:

"rfquotek Sir Isaac Newton"
Coast as a noun:

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

Examples:

"The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches."
Coast as a noun (obsolete):

A region of land; a district or country.
Coast as a noun (obsolete):

A region of the air or heavens.

Coast as a verb (intransitive):

To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

Examples:

"When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station."
Coast as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

To sail along a coast.
Coast as a verb:

Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.
Coast as a verb (obsolete):

To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

Examples:

"rfquotek Hakluyt"
Coast as a verb (obsolete):

To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
Coast as a verb (obsolete):

To conduct along a coast or river bank.
Coast as a verb (US, dialect):

To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.