coastwise C2 Topic:Transportation 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 inlandoverland Word family Related forms coastcoastalcabotageshipping Etymology Formed from coast + the directional suffix -wise ('in the direction or manner of'), which descends from Old English wise ('manner, way'). Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coastwise **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊstˌwaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊstwaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 285352 ## Meanings 1. along a coast or by a route following the coast 2. moving, carried, or conducted along a coast or between ports of the same country ## Examples - The timber was shipped coastwise rather than carried overland. - The regulation applied to coastwise trade between domestic ports. ## Synonyms - along the coast - coastal - by sea ## Antonyms - inland - overland ## Related Forms - coast - coastal - cabotage - shipping ## Etymology Formed from coast + the directional suffix -wise ('in the direction or manner of'), which descends from Old English wise ('manner, way'). ## Topics - Transportation markdown