COASTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coastal mean? 

• COASTAL (adjective)
  The adjective COASTAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to a coast

2. located on or near or bordering on a coast

  Familiarity information: COASTAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COASTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a coast

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

coastal erosion

Pertainym:

coast (the shore of a sea or ocean)

Derivation:

coast (the shore of a sea or ocean)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Located on or near or bordering on a coast

Context example:

the Atlantic coastal plain

Similar:

coastwise (along or following a coast)

inshore (close to a shore)

maritime (bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea)

seaward (directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast)

Antonym:

inland (situated away from an area's coast or border)

Derivation:

coast (the shore of a sea or ocean)

 Context examples 

Indeed, it turned out that these invertebrates, especially lobsters and sea stars, are an important part of the nitrogen cycle in coastal ecosystems.

(In search of an undersea kelp forest's missing nitrogen, National Science Foundation)

The researchers said deaths from coastal flooding would also increase sharply, from six deaths per year at the beginning of this century to 233 a year by the end of it.

(Study: Climate Change Will Bring 50-Fold Rise in Europe Weather-related Deaths, VOA News)

Soil liquefaction usually occurs in flat landscapes with wet, sandy or silty ground, such as coastal plains.

(NASA Map Reveals a New Landslide Risk Factor, NASA)

Ending overfishing is a quick, deliverable action which will restore fish populations, create more resilient ocean ecosystems, decrease CO2 pollution and increase carbon capture, and deliver more profitable fisheries and thriving coastal communities.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Blue carbon is the carbon captured by the world's ocean and coastal ecosystems.

(Sharks, the seagrass protectors, National Science Foundation)

In coastal areas, very high tides called storm surges cause extensive damage.

(Hurricanes, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

If you live in a coastal area, there is the possibility of a tsunami.

(Earthquakes, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

This report provides an explanation for how giant kelp in Southern California is able to persist and grow when nitrate concentrations in coastal waters are extremely low.

(Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce, National Science Foundation)

It raises concern over increased vulnerability of coastal settlements in the populated, low- to middle- income tropical countries to extreme weather events.

(Global disasters linked to warming Indo-Pacific seas, SciDev.Net)

However, more than half of the coastal countries studied showed moderate-to-severe nutrient deficiencies.

(Fairer fish trade could fix nutrient deficiencies in coastal countries, SciDev.Net)