coastal B1 Topic:Describing Qualities 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. Appears in Phrases (1) See all coastal plain a broad flat area of land next to a coast Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities markdown