n. 沿岸航行,沿岸贸易,海岸线

Coasting \Coast"ing\, n.
1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying
on a coasting trade.

2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.
[Local, U. S.]


Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF.
costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F.
c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.]
1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]

Anon she hears them chant it lustily,
And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak.

2. To sail by or near the shore.

The ancients coasted only in their navigation.
--Arbuthnot.

3. To sail from port to port in the same country.

4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down
hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]


Coasting \Coast"ing\, a.
Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along
a coast.

{Coasting trade}, trade carried on by water between
neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished
from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages.

{Coasting vessel}, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.