coaster

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.

   “People said, "Eldridge. Of course, he's an old Coaster," and Eldridge, the middle-aged shipping agent, at the beginning of every meal would say, "Chop, as we call it on the Coast," or handing a plate of onions, "Violets, we say on the Coast."”

2. isim A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.

   “Thus, with ſhort Plummets Heav'ns deep will we ſound, / That vaſt Abyſs where humane Wit is drown'd! / In our ſmall Skiff we muſt not launce too far; / We here but Coaſters, not Diſcov'rers are.”

3. isim A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.

   “The single line to Exmouth Docks curves round the back of the goods yard. […] The docks can handle vessels of up to 700 tons; on the day of my visit an English coaster was discharging coal and a Dutch coaster arrived with a cargo of wood pulp from Sweden.”

4. isim Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
5. isim A cow from the coastal part of Texas.

   “The ranch's rangy coasters, the only saleable cattle they then held, could not compete with cattle from a growing number of Midwest farmer-feeders or with competitors stocking the northern ranges.”

6. isim A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.

   “Don't tell me you've never heard of Shanghai Lily! Everybody in China knows her. She is a notorious coaster.”

7. isim An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
8. isim A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.

   “It was cold but still, and Polly trotted down the smooth, snow-covered mall, humming to herself, and trying not to feel homesick. The coasters were at it with all their might, and she watched them, till her longing to join the fun grew irresistible.”

9. isim One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.

   “In Prashar's opinion, there are two types of manager: "coasters, who coast along in a job, and sprinters, who have a challenge, deal with it and then move on."”

10. isim A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
11. isim A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
12. isim A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
13. isim Ellipsis of rollercoaster.

    “You can lose hours to tilting, tweaking, and twisting individual sections of a coaster, playing with loops and rolls until it provides maximum thrills without subjecting your visitors to an astronaut's worth of G-force.”

14. isim A sled or toboggan.
15. isim A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)

    “coaster bus”