Used in a Sentence

coastal

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for coastal.

Editorial note

Carmel, down past Monterrey, is a classic California coastal scene, if a rather expensive place to hang out.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(informal) Coastal Carolina University.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of coastal gathered in one view.

noun

(informal) Coastal Carolina University.

adjective

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for coastal.

Example sentences

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Carmel, down past Monterrey, is a classic California coastal scene, if a rather expensive place to hang out.

2

The US is not its coastal population centers.

3

So the oceans are going to rise, flooding out couple billion coastal residents over the next 50 years?

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My guess is that it breaks down much more on a coastal/inland basis than a liberal/conservative one.

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Olympic National Park /Hurricane Ridge, Moss Forest, Mt Saint Helens, the coastal drive around Portland and Seattle are excellent.

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Also, Ventura county is a pretty nice place to live/work (unless you hate temperate coastal weather).

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Specifically, in the coastal cities where this is an issue, usually both sides of the development/anti-development political spectrum identify as liberal.

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Some of the most vulnerable coastal districts in Bangladesh—Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat—lie along India's border.

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So not drinking definitely puts a damper on my social life in this small coastal village I live in.

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Japan needs better weather data; too many hurricanes and too much coastal development.

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With a title like that, I was at first expecting to see a map of coastal attacks against northern Europe.

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Desalination is great for supplying coastal cities, bonkers everywhere else.

Proper noun examples

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Coastal cities aren't expensive because of bad housing policy (though they certainly have that).

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Coastal areas tend to be wealthy and levees are not that expensive.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use coastal in a sentence?

Carmel, down past Monterrey, is a classic California coastal scene, if a rather expensive place to hang out.

What does coastal mean?

(informal) Coastal Carolina University.

What part of speech is coastal?

coastal is commonly used as noun, adjective.