How to pronounce coast

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What coast means

verb

Most people know coast in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To roll along without pedaling or pushing

In a sentence: Maya lifted her feet and coasted down the hill on her bike.

Where it comes from: It comes from costeien, an old English word meaning to travel along a coast or go alongside something. Coast itself goes back to the Latin costa, meaning a rib or a side.

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