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
Ever since the Japanese occupation of Shantung, Chefoo has been one of the principal ports of call of coastwise British steamers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some shipowners argue pessimistically that nothing can save the coastwise fleet from extinction; others, insisting that it must be saved for reasons of national defense, advocate direct Government subsidies.
From Time Magazine Archive
To carry the coal to tidewater plants, Eastern Gas & Fuel went into shipping, now owns two freighters, 16 colliers, accounts for nearly one-fourth of the domestic coastwise receipts at the Port of Boston.
From Time Magazine Archive
A position as assistant steward was obtained for him on a coastwise vessel.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
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