coast

suomi-englanti sanakirja

coast englannista suomeksi

  1. lasketteleminen

  2. rannikko, merenrannikko

  3. liikkua vapaalla, liukua

  4. kelkkamäki

  5. reitti

  1. merenrannikko, rannikko

  2. rullata, liukua

  3. purjehtia pitkin rannikkoa">purjehtia pitkin rannikkoa

  4. ottaa rennosti

coast englanniksi

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

  2. (ux)

  3. The side or edge of something. (defdate)

  4. 1730, Newton|Isaac Newton, ''Opticks'', 4th ed., London:(..)William Innys(nb..), page 331:

  5. And the Coaſt towards which the lines KL and VX are drawn, may be call’d the Coaſt of unuſual Refraction.
  6. A region of land; a district or country. (defdate)

  7. (RQ:Tyndale Bible)

  8. {{RQ:Burton Melancholy|edition=2nd|II|ii|3

  9. A region of the air or heavens. (defdate)

  10. (RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)|3|3

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

  12. (quote-journal)

  13. To sail along a coast.

  14. (syn)

  15. {{RQ:Arbuthnot Coins

  16. (quote-book)|title=The Hero with a Thousand Faces|year_published=1993|location=London|publisher=Fontana Press|edition=2nd|page=14|passage=The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves.

  17. To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

  18. November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "(w) strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," ''guardian.co.uk''

  19. Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.
  20. (quote-journal), (w)’s new high-concept half-hour comedy, gently coasting on its WTF setup for longer than it should, to the detriment of the main star (w), trying her very best to secure our attention as it slowly drifts elsewhere.

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

  22. (RQ:Shakespeare Venus and Adonis)

  23. (RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations)

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

  25. (RQ:Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica) not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore.

  26. To conduct along a coast or river bank.

  27. {{RQ:Hakluyt Principall Navigations

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