coaster
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /kəʊ.stə(ɹ)/
coaster (plural coasters)
- Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
- Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.
- (nautical) A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.
- (nautical) A sailor who travels only in coastal waters.
- 1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)
- If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale […]
- 1881, Symon's monthly meteorological magazine (page 59)
- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.
- A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.
- (computing, slang) A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.
- (informal) A rollercoaster.
- (Lake Superior) A coaster trout (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)
- (slang, dated) A prostitute, especially a white woman, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
- (small piece of material for protecting the surface of a table, upon which one places the cup) beer mat, beermat
- Spanish: deslizador
- French: caboteur
- Italian: nave costiera
- Russian: каботажный
- French: sous-verre
- German: Untersetzer, Bierdeckel
- Italian: sottobicchiere
- Portuguese: portacopos, bolacha
- Russian: подста́вка
- Spanish: posavasos
- Spanish: (con ruedas) bandeja
- Spanish: (de mierda) disco
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