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 Soon, some guys were going coast-to-coast before trying to set up one of the youngsters for a goal. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024 The Hawks, who pick No.1, are among the five teams to bring Clingan in for a workout during the pre-draft, coast-to-coast whirlwind tour. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 But there is hope on the horizon: Next week looks to be significantly milder nearly coast-to-coast, meteorologists say. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 More than 100 million Americans across 18 states are under heat alerts from coast-to-coast. Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 22 June 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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Cite this Entry

“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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