bicoastal

American  

[bahy-kohs-tl] / baɪˈkoʊs tl /

adjective

1. occurring or existing on two coasts, or on both the east and west coasts of the U.S..

   a bicoastal firm with offices in San Francisco and New York.

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bicoastal British  

/ baɪˈkəʊstəl /

adjective

1. relating to both the east and west coasts of the US

   she had a bicoastal upbringing

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Other Word Forms

• bicoastalism noun

Etymology

Origin of bicoastal

bi- ¹ + coastal

Example Sentences

Five people were arrested after a years-long investigation into a bicoastal drug organization that allegedly used luxury shipping firms to transport cocaine and cash.

From Los Angeles Times

Reid, who is herself bicoastal between L.A. and New York, narrates, through astonishing orchestral properties and powers, an environmental tale of her two cities.

From Los Angeles Times

Representatives for Schiff called the allegations “transparently false” and said his lenders had “full knowledge of the senator’s year-round bicoastal work obligations” and “his use of two homes for that reason.”

From Salon

A whole lot has happened in West Coast hip-hop in the interim: the bicoastal gang rivalry that claimed the lives of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.

From Los Angeles Times

Archbishop José H. Gomez and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan — leaders of the nation’s two largest Roman Catholic archdioceses — placed their own bicoastal bet over the outcome of the Fall Classic.

From Los Angeles Times