Meanings
alternative coastways
- not comparableAlong the coast.
coastwise shipping
2 more examples
Because of the drastic reduction in the use of petrol and tyres the railway is now called on to effect practically all the island's transport, with the exception of a small amount handled by one coastwise steamer.
1945 November and December, H. R. Fox, “The Jamaica Railway, 1845-1945”, in Railway Magazine, page 315Until the war of 1914-18 the largest proportion of coal was shipped for export or coastwise movement to U.K. ports, and even with the decline of the industry between the wars this trend continued until the Second World War.
1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivealong or following a coast
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincosta
- Old Frenchcoste
- Middle Englishcoste
- Englishcoast
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
- Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
- Englishcoastwise
Cite this entry
coastwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastwise
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