coast
/kəʊst/noun
उच्चारण कोस्ट
तट, समुद्र तट
Basic word
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[C]
the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
तट, समुद्र तट
- the Malabar Coast
- the east coast
- Goa lies on the west coast of India.
+ 3 more examples
- A road runs along the coast for miles.
- Fishing boats left the coast at dawn.
- The east coast was hit by a cyclone.
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[I]
to move, especially down a hill, without using any power; to be successful at something without having to try hard
बिना ज़ोर लगाए चलना; आसानी से सफल होना
- She coasted through the exam.
- The cyclist coasted down the hill without pedalling.
- The team coasted to an easy victory.
+ 2 more examples
- The car coasted to a stop at the junction.
- He coasted through the first year of college.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
on the coast / along the coast / off the coast
Use on for a place located by the sea, along for movement or a line of places following the shore, and off for something in the sea close to land.
समुद्र के किनारे स्थित स्थान के लिए 'on the coast', तट के साथ-साथ फैली चीज़ों के लिए 'along the coast' और तट के पास समुद्र में स्थित चीज़ के लिए 'off the coast' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Kochi is a busy port on the south-west coast of India.
- A new highway runs along the coast from Mumbai to Goa.
- A small island lies off the coast of Odisha.
the coast of + place
Use of to name the country or region whose shoreline you mean.
किस देश या क्षेत्र का तट है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The coast of Gujarat is the longest in India.
coast (verb) + adverb or preposition
As a verb, coast means to move without effort, such as a vehicle rolling downhill with the engine off. It takes an adverb or a preposition of direction.
क्रिया के रूप में 'coast' का अर्थ बिना प्रयास के आगे बढ़ना है, जैसे इंजन बंद होने पर वाहन का ढलान पर लुढ़कना। इसके साथ adverb या दिशा बताने वाला preposition आता है।
- The cyclist coasted down the hill without pedalling.
- The bus coasted to a stop near the petrol pump.
coast through / coast to + noun (figurative)
Used informally of a person who succeeds without much effort, often because the task is easy or they are far ahead.
बिना अधिक प्रयास के सफल होने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक रूप से प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika coasted through the first round of the quiz.
- The team coasted to victory by nine wickets.
+Collocations 5
adjective + coast
rockysandywesteasternruggedlong
- The rocky coast of Konkan is popular with photographers.
coast + noun
roadlineguardtownpath
- We drove along the coast road at sunrise.
verb + the coast
reachhugpatrolsail alonghead for
- The ship hugged the coast to avoid the storm.
coast + to + noun
coast to victorycoast to a haltcoast to a stopcoast to the finals
- India coasted to victory in the first match.
phrases with coast
from coast to coastthe coast is clearcoast to coast
- The railway line was built from coast to coast.
“More examples 5
- Fishing families have lived on this coast for generations.
मछुआरा परिवार पीढ़ियों से इस तट पर रहते आए हैं।
- The cyclone is expected to cross the coast of Andhra Pradesh tonight.
चक्रवात के आज रात आंध्र प्रदेश के तट को पार करने की संभावना है।
- We stopped the scooter at the top of the slope and coasted the rest of the way.
हमने स्कूटर ढलान की चोटी पर रोका और बाकी रास्ता यूं ही लुढ़कते हुए तय किया।
- After the first exam, Rohan began to coast and stopped revising daily.
पहली परीक्षा के बाद रोहन ढीला पड़ गया और रोज़ दोहराना बंद कर दिया।
- Coconut palms grow all along the western coast of Kerala.
केरल के पश्चिमी तट पर हर जगह नारियल के पेड़ उगते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Goa is situated in the coast of India.
✓ Goa is situated on the coast of India.
A place by the sea is on the coast, not in the coast.
समुद्र के किनारे स्थित स्थान के लिए 'on the coast' आता है, 'in the coast' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
the coast is clear
there is no danger of being seen or caught (informal)
(पकड़े या देखे जाने का) कोई ख़तरा न होना
- When the coast was clear, the boys climbed over the wall.
- Wait until the coast is clear before you come out.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart coast (land near the sea) and shore (land at the edge of water).
Coast (समुद्र के पास की भूमि) और shore (जल के किनारे की भूमि) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The coast is clear (there is nobody around to see or stop you), coast through sth (succeed easily: 'coast to victory').
Idioms: the coast is clear (आसपास कोई देखने या रोकने वाला नहीं, रास्ता साफ़ है), coast through sth (आसानी से सफल होना: 'coast to victory')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India has a coastline of about 7,500 km (updated in 2025 to about 11,098 km after a new survey method); Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states; the west coast is divided into the Konkan, Kanara and Malabar coasts; the east coast is the Coromandel (Tamil Nadu) and Northern Circars (Andhra Pradesh, Odisha); the Indian Coast Guard was set up in 1977.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भारत की तटरेखा लगभग 7,500 किमी है (नई सर्वेक्षण पद्धति के बाद 2025 में लगभग 11,098 किमी अद्यतन); भारतीय राज्यों में गुजरात की तटरेखा सबसे लंबी है; पश्चिमी तट कोंकण, कन्नड़ और मालाबार तटों में बँटा है; पूर्वी तट कोरोमंडल (तमिलनाडु) और उत्तरी सरकार (आंध्र प्रदेश, ओडिशा) है; भारतीय तटरक्षक बल 1977 में बना।