coastal

CEFRB1

/ˈkəʊstəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to or near the coast.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Coastal Carolina University.

Examples

  • As a defensive measure he built a series of coastal forts and watchtowers.

  • The coastal ecosystem of British Columbia is rapidly declining.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkoʊstəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

More examples

In context

  • Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.

  • coastal breeze

  • coastal elites

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Origin

adjective

From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.