Coasting
Coasting , adjective
Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.
Collocations (2)
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.
Coasting , noun
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, United States]