Coastwise
[kәustwaiz]
Definition
(adj.) along or following a coast; 'coastal shipping'; 'coastwise winds contributed to the storm' .
(adv.) by way of, or along the coast; 'we were travelling coastwise'.
Typed by Kevin--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Alt. of Coastways
Typist: Stephanie
Examples
- Goods carried coastwise, indeed, require certificates or coast-cockets. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Shortly after the episode of the lion hunt, D'Arnot succeeded in chartering an ancient tub for the coastwise trip to Tarzan's land-locked harbor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Typist: Stephanie