Meanings
adjectivedowncoast (comparative further downcoast or farther downcoast, superlative furthest downcoast or farthest downcoast)
comparative further downcoast · comparative farther downcoast · superlative furthest downcoast · superlative farthest downcoast
- Downstream in the direction of coastal currents
Trapping of littoral drift sediment, preventing it from reaching downcoast beaches.
1988 October 21, Kathie Newhouse, “Deep Appreciation”, in Chicago Reader
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APA
downcoast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcoast
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“downcoast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcoast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downcoast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downcoast.
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