Coast
Coast verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.
Usage example: coasting along easily in the light traffic
Sail is a synonym for coast in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Sail" instead a verb "Coast", when it comes to topics like movement, cruise, freewheel, glide along without much effort. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The next day, he receives radioed orders to sail downriver to the coast, but ignores them and instead decides to form a rescue mission to evacuate Jameson and Shirley to safety.
Source: Film / The Sand Pebbles - Survives fifteen years in a penal colony, escapes, flees to the coast, builds himself a fucking raft and tries to sail to London from Australia.
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They're sharp enough to allow him to "coast" down a cliff using them, akin to how pirates can supposedly cut their way down a sail with their daggers.
Source: Wolverine Claws
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Sail and Coast. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coast/sail
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