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upcoast

6.3

Along the coast toward its northern part

adverb
/ˈʌpˌkoʊst/

: costa arriba

When he was six, the land dried up, and the family moved upcoast to the province of Esmeraldas.

Examples

As we drove upcoast, we admired the stunning cliffs and rugged coastline.
We decided to travel upcoast for our summer vacation to enjoy the beautiful beaches.
The fishing boats were all lined up upcoast, ready to set out with the morning tide.

Synonyms

north

vsupcoast

671 1.0

Toward the top of a map

is along the shoreline and often moves up the land edge

northward

vsupcoast

2 2.2

In a direction toward the north

is along the shore rather than simply up the map

northerly

vsupcoast

1 2.2

Towards the north

is along the shore rather than straight toward the top of a map

coastwise

vsupcoast

Specialized

8.5

Along the coast rather than across open water

is movement along the shore that usually goes toward higher latitudes

alongshore

vsupcoast

7.0

In a direction along the shore or coast

is similar but usually implies movement along shore toward higher latitudes

Surface Forms

upcoast positive

Morphology

upcoast = coast (transparent) = up + coast

Formed by the concatenation 'up' + 'coast' to indicate movement/direction along the coast, which is semantically straightforward. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word upcoast comes from the parts up, meaning 'toward the top or north', and coast, meaning 'the land by the sea'. That is why to go upcoast means to travel along the coast in a northward or 'up' direction.