coastwise
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of coastwise
Example Sentences
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It could also suppress the coastwise slave trade and abolish slavery in the District of Columbia.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2021
The transfer of American vessels from coastwise and intercoastal routes to British aid service.
From Time Magazine Archive
War has caused a shortage of bottoms for coastwise food shipment.
From Time Magazine Archive
A coastwise steamer came to anchor in Provincetown Harbor, reporting, 'Had a fishing boat pass me sailing under water.'
From Time Magazine Archive
At the end of the war you owned thirteen coastwise and twenty-one ocean-going traders.
From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell
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