coastal

«coastal» in Mova's school dictionary: On or near the coast, where land meets the sea: a coastal… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (coastal)

meaning for a pupil

1) On or near the coast, where land meets the sea: a coastal town. tree →

2) To do with the coast: coastal erosion, coastal waters. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons coastal areas, coastal erosion, cliffs, beaches and coastal flooding are key topics. In safety, coastal walks need care near cliff edges and tides. Phrases: coastal path, coastal erosion, coastal town, coastal flooding.

examples

• We stayed in a little coastal town in Cornwall. tree →
• Coastal erosion is wearing the cliffs away. tree →
• The coastal path runs along the cliff top. tree →
• Many of the country's big cities are coastal. tree →
• Check the tide times before a coastal walk. tree →
• Coastal areas can flood in storms. tree →

note

Adjective from coast. It describes places, not people. Opposite: inland. Do not confuse with "costal" (to do with ribs).

In the corpora

• Rising seas caused by global warming make coastal erosion and flooding worse.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coastal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.