coast-to-coast

/kohst"teuh kohst"/, adj.

extending, going, or operating from one coast of the U.S. to the other: a coast-to-coast television network.

[1910-15]

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coast-to-coastˈ adjective

Covering the whole country, nationwide

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Main Entry: ↑coast

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coast-to-coast UK US adjective

from one coast of a country to another

a coast-to-coast bicycle ride

Thesaurus: relating to countries or regions of the world_hyponym

Derived Word: coast to coast

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coast-to-coast «KOHST tu KOHST», adjective.

from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast: »

In 1951, NBC inaugurated its coast-to-coast television network (Joseph A. Ryan).

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/ˈkoʊstəˈkoʊst/ adj

1 : going across an entire nation or continent from one coast to another

a coast-to-coast flight/broadcast

2 US, informal

2 a : going from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other

a coast-to-coast play

2 b : resulting from a coast-to-coast play

a coast-to-coast layup

coast-to-coast adv

The event was televised coast-to-coast.