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coastwise

/kohst-wahyz/US // ˈkoʊstˌwaɪz //

沿岸,海岸线,沿海地区,沿海

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : along the coast: We sailed coastwise for days before finding a harbor.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : following the coast.

Examples

  • Enrollment is the term used to describe the registry of a vessel engaged in coastwise or inland navigation or commerce.

  • So much for that terrible gale from the Gulf, which, as we afterward learned, did much damage to coastwise shipping.

  • When he had his money, he rose to go, to catch the coastwise steamer which touched the Inlet's head that afternoon.

  • Therefore, a coastwise schooner harbors only transients, for whom the fo'cas'le is merely a shelter between watches.

  • Like occurrences took place at other coastwise towns; and, in every case, the militia proved powerless to check the enemy.