Collocations for coast - noun
ADJ.
forbidding, rocky, rugged, wild | north, northern, etc. | indented | mainland | sea
QUANT.
stretch
the long stretch of coast between Lowestoft and Felixstowe
the long stretch of coast between Lowestoft and Felixstowe
VERB + COAST
follow, hug
The path hugs the coast all the way to Tenby.
The path hugs the coast all the way to Tenby.
COAST + VERB
stretch
The coast stretched far into the distance.
The coast stretched far into the distance.
COAST + NOUN
road
PREP.
along the ~
We travelled south along the coast.
We travelled south along the coast.
around/round the ~
They sailed round the coast to Falmouth.
They sailed round the coast to Falmouth.
at the ~
We spent a day at the coast.
We spent a day at the coast.
off the ~
an island two miles off the west coast of Scotland
an island two miles off the west coast of Scotland
on the ~
a village on the Mediterranean coast
a village on the Mediterranean coast