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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INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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