coastal B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈkoʊstəl/ UK /ˈkəʊstəl/ See IPA manual Freq #14800 Meanings 1 adj Located on or near the coast, or relating to the coast. They live in a small coastal town. Common collocations coastal plain Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coastal **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊstəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊstəl/ **Frequency rank:** 14800 ## Meanings 1. Located on or near the coast, or relating to the coast. ## Examples - They live in a small coastal town. ## Etymology From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal. ## AI Etymology Coastal is from coast plus -al. Piecewise doublet of costal. The adjectival suffix attaches the word to coast semantically, giving it the sense of being of, relating to, or characterized by the base. In use as an adjective, coastal denotes located on or near the coast, or relating to the coast. Typical contexts include “They live in a small coastal town”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to located on or near the coast, or relating to the coast, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown