Environment / B1

KOHST/kəʊst/

The coast is land next to the sea: the south coast; off the coast; a coastal town. A beach is sandy or pebbly ground where you swim; the shore is the edge of any water, including a lake. Coastline is the shape of the edge. The coast is clear means there is no danger — an idiom. Coastal is the adjective.

Meaning

The land next to the sea.

Examples

• “They spent the weekend on the south coast.”
• “They retired to the coast.”
• “Fishing villages lie along the coast.”

Good to know

the south / east coast. off the coast. Swim: beach. Edge: shore. Adjective: coastal.

Near in meaning

shore

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