West Coast

American  

noun

1. the western coast of the U.S., bordering the Pacific Ocean and comprising the coastal areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.

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Other Word Forms

• West-Coast adjective

Example Sentences

Parton’s lifetime love of wigs — and building a repertoire of different styles — started when her first record label took her out to the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

It opened too many new stores on the West Coast and in the Northeast, and too few in the Midwest and Southeast, and so on.

From Barron's

I was covering a corporate beat from the West Coast and had to rise early for earnings calls and other news.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mexican production is in long-term decline, and more Canadian crude has been diverted to the West Coast market after a pipeline expansion was completed in 2024, according to John Auers, managing director of RBN Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They’re so successful that they have made it all the way from the West Coast to the East Coast and all the way down to the Panama Canal,” Regis said.

From Los Angeles Times