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coastways

American  
[kohst-weyz] / ˈkoʊstˌweɪz /

adverb

Archaic.

  1. coastwise.

Etymology

Origin of coastways

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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Custom-house superintendents of the landing and shipping of goods coastways.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

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