coast-to-coast

adjective

ˈkōs-tə-ˈkōst How to pronounce coast-to-coast (audio)
Synonyms of coast-to-coastnext
1
: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent
a coast-to-coast flight
a coast-to-coast broadcast
2
: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other
a coast-to-coast rush
also : relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play
a coast-to-coast layup
coast-to-coast adverb

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The 18 coast-to-coast concerts that were initially announced for September and October 2027, quickly grew to 26 with dates extending into November. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 And both years ended with coast-to-coast travel for the World Series, as the Dodgers won titles over the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 That’s a bonus for a major broadcaster with a mandate to offer local news, current affairs programming and homegrown TV series coast-to-coast. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Set to make six coast-to-coast broadcast appearances over the first seven weeks of the 2026-27 campaign, Dallas is already rewarding the league and its media partners for their indulgences. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coast-to-coast

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of coast-to-coast was in 1911

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