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
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Coast as a noun (obsolete):
The side or edge of something.
Examples:
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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."
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Coast as a noun (obsolete):
A region of land; a district or country.
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Coast as a noun (obsolete):
A region of the air or heavens.
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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."
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Coast as a verb (intransitive, nautical):
To sail along a coast.
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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.
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Coast as a verb (obsolete):
To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
Examples:
"rfquotek Hakluyt"
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Coast as a verb (obsolete):
To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
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Coast as a verb (obsolete):
To conduct along a coast or river bank.
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Coast as a verb (US, dialect):
To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
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Seashore as a noun:
The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
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Seashore as a noun:
The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.