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Pronunciation : Coast"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished fron foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. -- Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Coast"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.

2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913