coast

1 عمومی:: ساحل‌، ساحل، سریدن‌، سرازیر رفتن‌، دریاكنار

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. forbidding, rocky, rugged, wild | north, northern, etc. | indented | mainland | sea QUANT. stretch the long stretch of coast between Lowestoft and Felixstowe VERB + COAST follow, hug The path hugs the coast all the way to Tenby. COAST + VERB stretch The coast stretched far into the distance. COAST + NOUN road PREP. along the ~ We travelled south along the coast. | around/round the ~ They sailed round the coast to Falmouth. | at the ~ We spent a day at the coast. | off the ~ an island two miles off the west coast of Scotland | on the ~ a village on the Mediterranean coast

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: coast noun [ countable ] the part of a country that is close to the sea: • The hurricane struck Florida’s coast. • St Andrew’s is on the east coast of Scotland. shore noun [ uncountable and countable ] the land along the edge of the sea or along the edge of a lake: • The children managed to swim to shore but their father was swept out to sea. • Vevey is a pretty town on the shores of Lake Geneva. the seashore the land along the edge of the sea, especially where there is sand and rocks: • Waves were crashing onto the seashore. coastline noun [ countable ] the edge of the land next to the sea. Used especially about a long length of land or the shape it makes, for example as seen from the air: • The road follows the rugged coastline of northern France for nearly 100 miles. • Environmentalists are concerned about possible damage to some of the most beautiful stretches of Welsh coastline . seaboard noun [ countable ] the part of a country that is close to the sea. Used mainly about very large countries such as the US or Australia: • western/eastern etc seaboard: Australia’s eastern seaboard • Atlantic/Pacific etc seaboard: the Atlantic seaboard of the US the seaside British English a place at the edge of the sea where people go for a holiday: • The children love going to the seaside. by the sea British English , by the ocean American English on land next to the sea: • We bought a small cottage by the sea. • He always walks by the ocean in the early morning.

Longman-Thesaurus

3 general:: noun shoreline: The coast of Oregon is rocky.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: coast ADJECTIVES/NOUN + coast rocky • the rocky coast of Maine rugged (= rough and uneven ) • There are sandy beaches in the west and a rugged coast in the east. the east/west/north/south coast • We stayed on the south coast of the island. the Atlantic/Pacific/Mediterranean etc coast • the Mediterranean coast of Spain coast + NOUN a coast road • In summer the coast road is very crowded. a coast path • There were wonderful sea views from the coast path. the coast route (= the way that follows the coast ) • I’d prefer to take the coast route. verbs follow the coast (= stay close to the coast ) • The path follows the coast. hug the coast (= follow it very closely ) • A small railway hugs the coast. phrases a stretch of coast (= a long area of coast ) • The 13th century chapel lies on a spectacular stretch of coast.

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