coast

Pronunciation

• enPR: kōst
• IPA: /kəʊst/
• SAMPA: /k@Ust/

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Noun

Singular coast

Plural coasts

1. (countable) The coast is the area of land closest to the sea. <> gaɓar teku, gaɓar bahar. [1]
   • Synonym: shore

   The hotel was near the coast and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.

   The numbers of fish along the Atlantic coast declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.

2. If the coast is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing. <> wato ba kowa a wajen, sai a cigaba da yin me ake yi ba da sanin kowa ba.

   He looked out the window to see if the coast was clear. <> Ya duba taga don ya ga idan ba kowa a wajen.

Related words

• coastal

• 
  A sandy coast
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  A rocky coast
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  Canada with St. John's on the east coast and Prince Rupert on the west coast

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) coast

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) coasts

Past tense (ya wuce) coasted

Past participle (ya wuce) coasted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) coasting

1. (intransitive) If a vehicle coasts, it continues to move forward without needing new energy. <> cigaban mota ko wani abu ba tare da sabon kuzari ba.

   The car gradually coasted to a stop.

   He rested as the bike coasted down the hill.