Coastwise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coastwise \Coast"wise`\ (-w[imac]z`), Coastways \Coast"ways`\,
     adv.
     By way of, or along, the coast; following a coastline; as,
     coastwise winds contributed to the storm.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coastwise
       adj : along or following a coast; "coastal shipping"; "coastwise
             winds contributed to the storm"
       adv : by way of, or along the coast; "we were travelling
             coastwise"