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coastal

[ kohs-tl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:

    The coastal regions are inundated at high tide.



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Other Word Forms

  • Dza· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coastal1

First recorded in 1880–85; coast + -al 1
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In other words, a powerful earthquake in this area would risk “drastically altering shorelines and causing profound, lasting impacts to coastal populations, infrastructure, and ecosystems,” the study said.

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Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins.

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Posters for candidates, inescapable in other parts of Australia, are conspicuously absent as you drive past fields of sugar cane and down a gently winding coastal road.

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Plans and policies to ensure places are resilient to river and coastal flooding are found to have worsened since the CCC's previous report.

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By the end of May, Caltrans said it expects to reopen a wider swath of the coastal highway, from Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades to Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu, to regular traffic.

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