1
: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent
a coast-to-coast flight
a coast-to-coast broadcast
2
: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other
a coast-to-coast rush
also : relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play
a coast-to-coast layup
coast-to-coast adverb

Examples of coast-to-coast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Naturally, that America’s Game of the Week boost is limited to weeks when Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady are calling the action in the coast-to-coast window. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024 For all the hype surrounding this coast-to-coast World Series, the glory days of the rivalry took place when the teams played 15 miles from one another: the Dodgers in Brooklyn, the Yankees in the Bronx. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 This classic Kentucky bourbon is a favorite from coast-to-coast, and its distillery has one of the prettiest settings in the county. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024 The Sunday afternoon coast-to-coast slot shared by CBS and Fox is currently averaging a hearty 24.71 million viewers per week, good for a lift of 1.11 million bonus impressions per week, while NBC’s nighttime showcase is drawing 23.31 million each week across the flagship network and Peacock. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coast-to-coast 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coast-to-coast was in 1911

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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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