COASTWISE

coastwise

(adjective) along or following a coast; “coastal shipping”; “coastwise winds contributed to the storm”

coastwise

(adverb) by way of, or along the coast; “we were travelling coastwise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

coastwise (not comparable)

Along the coast.

Adverb

coastwise (not comparable)

Along the coast.

The barley was shipped coastwise.

Source: Wiktionary


Coast"wise`, Coast"ways`, adv.

Definition: By way of, or along, the coast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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