coastwise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite along or following a coast
    • coastal shipping
    • coastwise winds contributed to the storm
  2. adverb by way of, or along the coast
    • we were travelling coastwise

WordNet

Coast"wise`, Coast"ways` adverb (Also<
  • Coastwise
  • Coastways
)
Definitions
  1. By way of, or along, the coast.

Webster 1913