coastwise
/kohst-wahyz/US // ˈkoʊstˌwaɪz //
沿岸,海岸线,沿海地区,沿海
Definitions
adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : along the coast: We sailed coastwise for days before finding a harbor.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 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.
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