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The coast, but with a suit on — land's fancy term for where it ends.
means The strip of land lying along a coastline, especially when speaking of a whole region such as 'the Eastern Seaboard.'
from A straightforward compound from 'sea' plus 'board,' where 'board' carries its old sense of 'side' or 'edge' — the same sense preserved in nautical talk like 'inboard,' 'outboard,' and 'starboard.' Put together, it literally means the side or edge bordering the sea, a usage that settled into English by the 18th century.
- origin
- literally sea plus board, as in edge or side
- usage
- mostly paired with eastern or western
- not a beach
- refers to whole coastal region, not sand
- vibe
- sounds nautical, means real estate