Coast \Coast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.]

[OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See Coast, n.]

1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]

Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak.

2. To sail by or near the shore.

The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot.

3. To sail from port to port in the same country.

4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.]

To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Coasting \Coast"ing\, a. 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 from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages.

Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)