Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COASTING
ppr. Sailing along or near a coast.
COASTING-PILOT
n.A pilot who conducts vessels along a coast.
COASTING-TRADE
n.The trade which is carried on between the different ports of the same country, or under the same jurisdiction, as distinguished from foreign trade.
COASTING-VESSEL
n.A vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COASTING
COASTING Coast "ing, a.
Defn: Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished fron foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. -- Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
COASTING
COASTING Coast "ing, n.
1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.
2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
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