coastwise

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled coastways

US /ˈkoʊstˌwaɪz/ UK /ˈkəʊstwaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #285352

Meanings

1

adv
along a coast or by a route following the coast

The timber was shipped coastwise rather than carried overland.
2

adj
moving, carried, or conducted along a coast or between ports of the same country

The regulation applied to coastwise trade between domestic ports.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · along a coast or by a route... along the coastby sea

2 adj · moving, carried, or... coastaldomestic maritime

Opposites

inland overland

Word family

Related forms coast coastalcabotageshipping

Etymology

Formed from coast + the directional suffix -wise ('in the direction or manner of'), which descends from Old English wise ('manner, way').

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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