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Mangalore, the coastal Indian town where I lived until I was almost 16, is now a booming city of malls and call-centres. But, in the 1980s, it was a provincial town in a socialist country.
Aravind Adiga

Meaning of "coastal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COASTAL

coastal  [ˈkəʊst əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COASTAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coastal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COASTAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coastal

Coast

A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the Coastline paradox The term "coastal zone" is a region where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs. Both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location or region; for example, New Zealand's West Coast, or the East and West Coasts of the United States. A pelagic coast refers to a coast which fronts the open ocean, as opposed to a more sheltered coast in a gulf or bay. A shore, on the other hand, can refer to parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including oceans and lakes. Similarly, the somewhat related term "bank" refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a river or to a body of water smaller than a lake. "Bank" is also used in some parts of the world to refer to an artificial ridge of earth intended to retain the water of a river or pond; in other places this may be called a levee.

Definition of coastal in the English dictionary

The definition of coastal in the dictionary is Coastal is used to refer to things that are in the sea or on the land near a coast.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COASTAL


committal
kəˈmɪt əl
covenantal
ˌkʌvəˈnænt əl
cytoskeletal
ˌsaɪtəʊˈskɛlɪt əl
dartle
ˈdɑːt əl
decubital
dɪˈkjuːbɪt əl
developmental
dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnt əl
dicrotal
ˈdaɪkrət əl
edental
iːˈdɛnt əl
endoskeletal
ˌɛndəʊˈskɛlɪt əl
ettle
ˈɛt əl
exoskeletal
ˌɛksəʊˈskɛlɪt əl
extradotal
ˌɛkstrəˈdəʊt əl
firmamental
ˌfɜːməˈmɛnt əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COASTAL

coassume
coast
Coast Mountains
Coast of Labrador
Coast Salish
coastally
coasteering
coaster
coaster brake
coasterize
coastguard
coastguard station
coastguard vessel
coastguardman
coastguardmen
coastguardsman
coastland
coastline
coastward
coastwise

WORDS THAT END LIKE COASTAL

bicoastal
borstal
costal
crustal
crystal
distal
forestal
instal
intercoastal
intercostal
Liestal
liquid crystal
pedestal
Pentecostal
postal
quartz crystal
reinstal
rock crystal
vestal
vistal

Synonyms and antonyms of coastal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coastal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COASTAL

Find out the translation of coastal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coastal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coastal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沿海的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

costero
570 millions of speakers

English

coastal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तटीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساحلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прибрежные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

costeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপকূল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

côtier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pantai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Küsten-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

沿岸の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해안의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pesisir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ven biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடலோர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किनार्यावरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costiero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przybrzeżnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прибережні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de coastă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράκτια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kust
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kyst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coastal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COASTAL»

The term «coastal» is very widely used and occupies the 9.317 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COASTAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coastal

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10 QUOTES WITH «COASTAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coastal.
1
Aravind Adiga
Mangalore, the coastal Indian town where I lived until I was almost 16, is now a booming city of malls and call-centres. But, in the 1980s, it was a provincial town in a socialist country.
2
Douglas Bader
The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.
3
Elizabeth Dole
There is no doubt that now, more than ever, we must work to end our dependence on foreign oil sources. But we cannot do so by ignoring the wishes of the coastal communities that oppose drilling.
4
Thomas Friedman
Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.
5
Jim Gerlach
Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea.
6
Russel Honore
Superstorm Sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the Northeast, hitting the Big Apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard.
7
Anjelica Huston
I do like the ocean wave, actually. I'm born under the sign of Cancer - the sign of the crab - so I like coastal areas and sunny beaches and such - although not the wide-open and deep seas.
8
Mitch Landrieu
Eighty-five percent of us in this country, by the way, live in coastal areas, so again, Katrina and Rita were not just about New Orleans. There were a lot of lessons that the nation can learn from us if they just pay attention to the things that are going on down here.
9
Philip Larkin
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.
10
Dan Lipinski
The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COASTAL»

Discover the use of coastal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coastal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coastal Dunes: Ecology and Conservation
This book brings together coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes, which together cover a wide set of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, biotic interactions and environmental problems ...
M. L. Martínez, Norbert P. Psuty, 2004
2
Coastal Mass Tourism: Diversification and Sustainable ...
This text examines the development of mass tourism in coastal regions of Southern Europe, with implications for similar regions.
Bill Bramwell, 2004
3
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Practices
Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht are co-directors of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and co-authors of The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy (Island Press, 1998).
Biliana Cicin-Sain, Robert W. Knecht, Dosoo Jang, 1998
4
Managing Coastal Tourism Resorts: A Global Perspective
Drawing on examples from a range of economies and environments, this text develops a global perspective on the management issues facing coastal resorts.
Sheela Agarwal, Gareth Shaw, 2007
5
Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications
Text on coastal engineering and oceanography covering theory and applications intended to mitigate shoreline erosion.
Robert A. Dalrymple, 2004
6
Coastal Lagoon Processes
This is a broad-based review of the environmental, oceanographic, engineering, and management aspects of coastal lagoons summarized in a convenient single volume.
B. Kjerfve, 1994
7
Coastal State Jurisdiction Over Vessel-source Pollution:
The wide range of issues brought forward in this book illustrates the extremely complex, but equally fascinating character of coastal State jurisdiction over vessel-source pollution.
Erik Jaap Molenaar, 1998
8
Coastal Evolution: Late Quaternary Shoreline Morphodynamics
This book assesses how coastlines change and how they have evolved over the past few thousand years.
R. W. G. Carter, C. D. Woodroffe, 1997
9
Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters
Most of this richly illustrated book is devoted to the physical aspects of waves. After introducing observation techniques for waves, both at sea and from space, the book defines the parameters that characterise waves.
Leo H. Holthuijsen, 2007
10
Coastal Hazards
This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over.
Charles W. Finkl, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COASTAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coastal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grant District Council seeks more coastal protection funds to target …
Grant District Council in south-east South Australia says it supports a push for more State Government funding for coastal protection measures. «ABC Local, Jul 15»
2
Roddy L'Estrange: Coastal stroll and Prufrock nearly seal it for our …
The inquest into Wexford's early exit from the hurling championship was in full spate when Vinny Fitzpatrick, Sunday papers under his oxter, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Coastal Rule Amendments Effective July 6, 2015
DEP's proposed amendment of its regulations governing CAFRA, Waterfront Development and Coastal Wetland approvals creating a single ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
4
Pioneering coastal protection scheme wins top industry award
West Dorset District Council's engineers have scooped a top award at a recent ceremony hosted by the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) in ... «Dorset Newsroom, Jul 15»
5
Centre reconstitutes coastal regulatory body in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has reconstituted the Odisha coastal zone management ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Effects of the California drought on farming is regional and coastal
Coastal farms in San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties appear to be doing a lot better than folks in the Central Valley during the recent ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Bougainville NGO wants coastal boating improved
A non government organisation in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says there must be improvements in the quality ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
8
Blowin' Smoke Patio Party benefits Coastal Pet Rescue
If social media has taught us anything, it's that people love pictures of cute animals and food, making the Patio Party Fundraiser for Coastal Pet ... «Do Savannah, Jul 15»
9
Militants attack buses in Kenyan coastal region
Mombasa (Kenya) (AFP) - Heavily-armed militants on Tuesday have attacked a convoy of passenger buses and their army escorts in the Lamu ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
10
Coastal Conservancy awards $1.1M grant to improve watersheds
Santa Cruz >> The California State Coastal Conservancy has awarded a $1.1 million grant to improve struggling watersheds in Santa Cruz, ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»

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