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coasting 音標拼音: [k'ostɪŋ] n. 沿岸航行,沿岸貿易,海岸線 沿岸航行,沿岸貿易,海岸線 Coast \ Coast\ ( k[= o] st), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Coasting}.] [ OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^ o] toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^ o] te. See { Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To sail by or near the shore. [ 1913 Webster] The ancients coasted only in their navigation. -- Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. [ 1913 Webster] 4. [ Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^ o] te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [ Local, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster]
Coasting \ Coast" ing\, a. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. [ 1913 Webster] { Coasting trade}, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. { Coasting vessel}, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster. [ 1913 Webster]
Coasting \ Coast" ing\, n. 1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [ Local, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] Coastwise
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