WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
coast•al /ˈkoʊstəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- of or relating to the coast;
located near or on the coast:coastal waters;coastal towns;a coastal highway.
coast•al
(kōs′tl),USA pronunciation adj.
coast′al•ly, adv.
- of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:The coastal regions are inundated at high tide.
- coast + -al1 1880–85
'coastal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Acarnania
- Aceh
- Adzhar Autonomous Republic
- Adélie Coast
- Aeolis
- Alabama
- Alawite
- American globeflower
- Angola
- Asturias
- Athabaskan
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
- Atlantic salmon
- Ayia Napa
- Bahia
- Bellabella
- Benidorm
- Benin
- Brighton
- Caird Coast
- California
- Cancún
- Canterbury
- Carolina bay
- Ceará
- Chilkat
- Colima
- Colombia
- Connemara
- Cooktown orchid
- Cordillera Occidental
- Coromandel Coast
- Costa Brava
- Costanoan
- Cumbria
- Daman
- Doris
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Enderby Land
- Eritrea
- Espírito Santo
- Faliraki
- Fall Line
- Fife
- Galle
- Gaza Strip
- alert
- angle
- banquette