upcoast

adverb

up·​coast ˈəp-ˈkōst How to pronounce upcoast (audio)
: up the coast

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This is a landscape rolled and moved by the tides, each pebble lifted and dropped, lifted and dropped by the run and ebb, each advance and retreat carried a little farther upcoast. Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upcoast was in 1909

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“Upcoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upcoast. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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