coast

noun4

1. •
   the land along the edge of the sea or of a large lake

   • The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.
2. •
   (no longer used) The side or edge of something.

   • And the Coast towards which the lines KL and VX are drawn, may be call’d the Coast of unusual Refraction. — 1730
3. •
   (no longer used) A region of land; a district or country.

   • Then Herod perceavynge that he was moocked off the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in bethleem, and in all the costes thereof […] — 1526
4. •
   (no longer used) A region of the air or heavens.

   • the learned Merlin, well could tell, / Vnder what coast of heauen the man did dwell […] — 1590

verb7

1. •
   To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.

   • When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.
2. •
   (figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
3. •
   (dialect, US) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
4. •
   To sail along a coast.

   • The Ancients coasted only in their Navigations. — 1727
5. •
   (no longer used) To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.

   • Nearchus, […] not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. — 1650
6. •
   (no longer used) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.

   • Anon she hears them chant it lustily, / And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. — 1593
7. •
   (no longer used) To conduct along a coast or river bank.

   • The Indians […] coasted me a long the river. — 1589

noun1

1. •
   A region of British Columbia, Canada.