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.]
{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.
2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.
[Local, U. S.]