Look up: coasting

1. coasting
   the running of a train with the current switched off under the effect of its kinetic energy Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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2. 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 vo...
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3. 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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4. 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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5. Coasting
   [book] == Plot summary == Written as a travelogue, Coasting describes Jonathan Raban`s single-handed 4,000 mile voyage around Britain which he made in 1982 (at the age of 40) in an old restored 32-foot sea-going ketch, the Gosfield Maid. An important point is that Raban sailed with a chart a...
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6. Coasting
   Coasting is American slang for being under the influence of illicit drugs, in a euphoric state.
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7. Coasting
   Allowing a train to freewheel to maintain a reasonable speed downhill. Of the 50 non stop electrified miles between London and Brighton, 29 miles can be run with the train coasting.
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8. Coasting
   Coasting is American slang for being under the influence of illicit drugs, in a euphoric state.
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9. coasting
   the free running of a train with no traction current and no brakes applied
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