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upcoast

upcoast

7.2
The area farther along a coast, often toward the north
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌkoʊst/
  • US
translation icon : zona costera del norte
  • They decided to explore the beaches upcoast, where the scenery was more beautiful.

Examples

  • "There's a hospital upcoast twelve miles at Quartz Harbor," Father Jerome said slowly.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The quaint village is located upcoast from the bustling city, offering a peaceful retreat.

  • After driving for an hour upcoast, we finally reached the secluded cove.

Synonyms

coast
vsupcoast
506 1.0

The land beside the sea or ocean

marks a place further along the shore rather than just beside it
seacoast
vsupcoast
3 1.0

Land beside the sea or ocean

indicates a location farther along the shore often toward the head
coastside
vsupcoast
  • US
3.1

Land along the sea, often with beaches

locates an area farther along the shore toward the head or north

Surface Forms

upcoast singular
upcoasts plural

Morphology

upcoast = coast (transparent) = up + coast

The nominal sense denotes a region 'up' the 'coast' and is directly interpretable from its parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word upcoast joins up, meaning 'toward the top or north', and coast, meaning 'the land by the sea'. So the upcoast is the area farther along the shoreline, often toward the north from your starting point.