coasting

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coasting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of coast

noun coastings

countable, uncountable The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port. Glory be to God, all sublunary coastings will soon be over. Yet a little while, and we shall get into an eternal harbour.
countable, uncountable The act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power. Avanti West Coast has introduced the use of coasting with its Pendolino fleet, in an effort to keep disruption during overhead line equipment failures to a minimum. [...] The Class 390s coasted for three miles without power between Harrow & Wealdstone and Wembley Central, running under damaged OLE.
countable, uncountable A progression of symptoms after treatment, before gradual improvement begins.
countable, uncountable Drinking nolo drinks so as to imbibe less alcohol while still enjoying tippling. Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations often used to result in a hangover, but with moderation now the order of the day the new drinks industry buzzword is "coasting". This involves choosing a white wine, lager or even a cocktail that is about half the strength of the traditional version — meanin

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@misc{coasting_2026,
  title = {coasting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coasting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}