coast (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. ōra2. lītus or littus, ŏris, n. • coast (subs.): 1. ōra: the c. of Greece, ora Graeciae, Cic.: the sea c., o. maritima, Caes. 2. lītus or littus, ŏris, n.: v. shore. N.B. Ora denotes a coast simply as a border (q. v.); litus refers exclusively to the sea-coast.
coast (v.) Copy link Outline 1. lĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 32. praetervĕhor, vectus, 3 (with acc.) • coast (v.): 1. lĕgo, lēgi, lectum, 3: he c.s along the shore of Italy, navibus oram Italiae legit, Liv.: Ov. (cf. Virg. A. 2, 207, "pontum legere"). 2. praetervĕhor, vectus, 3 (with acc.): v. to sail by or past.
COAST Copy link • COAST 1. litus (as the line of coast): ora (as a more extended space, bordering on the sea). To lie at anchor off a coast, in salo navem tenere in ancoris OBS., acta (= litus) should not be used except with reference to Greek history, etc. [according to Döderlein’s Synonyms, “coast as presenting agreeable views, a pleasant risidence,” etc.] Towns on the coast, urbes maritimae. 2. v. To coast by a place, oram or locum aliquem praetervehi (passing by and leaving it): oram legere (creeping along by it). Vid: “sail by,” under SAIL.