The difference between Coast and Seashore

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


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

check bellow for the other definitions of Coast and Seashore

  1. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    The side or edge of something.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Isaac Newton"

  2. 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."

  3. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of land; a district or country.

  4. Coast as a noun (obsolete):

    A region of the air or heavens.

  1. 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."

  2. Coast as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    To sail along a coast.

  3. 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.

  4. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hakluyt"

  5. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

  6. Coast as a verb (obsolete):

    To conduct along a coast or river bank.

  7. Coast as a verb (US, dialect):

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

  1. Seashore as a noun:

    The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

  2. Seashore as a noun:

    The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.