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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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Close to 2 million barrels a day of the pipeline’s capacity feeds refineries on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, which supply both Saudi domestic markets and international buyers of refined fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The vessel had been anchored near Cape Verde, off Africa's west coast, before it set off towards the Canary Islands on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Porlock historian Jeff Cox, who is putting on the exhibition, said Porlock Weir is the longest natural barrier of its kind in the whole of the west coast of Britain.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia takes oil from fields in the east of the kingdom to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, which is on the kingdom’s west coast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The American Colonization Society is founded with the purpose of resettling freed American blacks on the west coast of Africa.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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