COAST

Definitions

1. 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. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. Arbuthnot.
3. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country.
4. 4. To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]