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Definition of coastal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coastal

adjective
 
 
/ˈkəʊstl/
 
/ˈkəʊstl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. of or near a coast
    • coastal waters/resorts/scenery
    • a coastal path (= one that follows the line of the coast)
    compare inlandTopics Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCoastal is used with these nouns:
    • area
    • belt
    • city
    • …
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See coastal in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee coastal in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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