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• a town on the south coast of england
• islands off the west coast of ireland
• a trip to the coast
• we walked along the coast for five miles.

coast

1. the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
• a town on the south coast of England
• islands off the west coast of Ireland
• a trip to the coast
• We walked along the coast for five miles.
• the Welsh coast
• a pretty stretch of coast
• the coast road
• a town on the south coast of England
• The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
• That’s a pretty stretch of coast.
• She took the kids to the beach for the day.
• sandy beaches
• a trip to the seaside
• a seaside resort
• California’s rugged coastline
• We went for a walk along the sand.
• a resort with miles of golden sands
• He liked to look for shells on the seashore.
2. there is no danger of being seen or caught
• As soon as the coast was clear he climbed in through the window.

Extra Examples

• The coast stretched far into the distance.
• The path hugs the coast all the way to Riomaggiore.
• They sailed around the coast to St John’s.
• This stretch of coast is famous for its beaches.
• We drove south along the coast.
• We spent a day at the coast.
• a village on the Mediterranean coast
• an island two miles off the coast of Brazil
• the long stretch of coast between Lowestoft and Felixstowe
• Have you visited any of the islands off the west coast of Ireland?
• He disappeared in a mountainous area near the Welsh coast.
• That’s a pretty stretch of coast.
• The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
• The next scene is famously set on ‘a sea coast in Bohemia’.
• We live in a town on the south coast of England.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘side of the body’), from Old French coste (noun), costeier (verb), from Latin costa ‘rib, flank, side’. The current noun sense arose from the phrase coast of the sea ‘side of the sea’.