Look up: Coasting

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   coasting
   the running of a train with the current switched off under the effect of its kinetic energy Category: Electrical engineering and energy
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Coasting
   Coast'ing adjective 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.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/99
   
   
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   Coasting
   Coast'ing 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, U. S.]
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   Coasting
   Something or someone is `coasting` when it is, or they are, moving at a steady speed, perhaps on wheels or rails. Coasting, for any distance, requires that friction be minimal. Applied to human behavior, coasting is making a minimal effort, continuing to do something in a routine way. It implies lack of initiative and effort. See skating and sledding Category:Physics
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   Coasting
   • (n.) Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice. • (a.) Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coast • (n.) A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.
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   coasting
   the free running of a train with no traction current and no brakes applied
   Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/