Coasting

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Coast.

II. Coasting ·noun Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.

III. Coasting ·adj Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.

IV. Coasting ·noun A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.

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