Coastwise

Quick meaning: Coastwise is an adjective meaning Along the coast.

Meaning

Along the coast.

Example Sentences

coastwise shipping

The barley was shipped coastwise.

Because of the drastic reduction in the use of petrol and tyres the railway is now called on to effect practically all the island's transport, with the exception of a small amount handled by one coastwise steamer.

Until the war of 1914-18 the largest proportion of coal was shipped for export or coastwise movement to U.K. ports, and even with the decline of the industry between the wars this trend continued until the Second World War.

Word Forms

• coastways

Synonyms for coastwise

Depending on context, synonyms include coastal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coastwide, coastward, alongshore, shoreward, sidelong, shipwide.

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