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Collocations for coast - noun

ADJECTIVE

rocky, rugged, wild
east, eastern, etc.
Atlantic, Mediterranean, etc.
mainland
sea

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… OF COAST

stretch
This stretch of coast is famous for its beaches.

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VERB + coast

hit, reach
approach, near
The boat sank as she neared the coast of Ireland.
follow, hug
The path hugs the coast all the way to Riomaggiore.

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coast + VERB

stretch
The coast stretched far into the distance.

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coast + NOUN

highway (AmE), road

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PREPOSITION

along the coast
We drove south along the coast.
around the coast, round the coast (esp. BrE)
They sailed around the coast to St John's.
at the coast
We spent a day at the coast.
off the coast
an island two miles off the coast of Brazil
on the coast
a village on the Mediterranean coast

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