coaster

IPA: kˈoʊstɝ

A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
(slang, dated) A prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
(nautical)
A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
(US) A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
Agent noun of coast: one who coasts.
(Australia, slang) An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
(US, winter sports) A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.
Something that coasts or is used to coast.
(dated) A small stand or tray, sometimes with wheels, used to pass something such as a decanter or wine bottle around a tabletop.
(by extension)
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.
(computing, slang) A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
(US, winter sports) A sled or toboggan.
(Canada, US) Short for coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
(US, informal) Short for rollercoaster. [An amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.]

Examples of "coaster" in Sentences

On the other coaster is a 3/4 empty can of Diet Mt. Dew.
Many freighters have what they call a coaster hitched to the last wagon.
That old chestnut comparing publication to a roller coaster is absolutely true.
5 Raincoaster - rain coaster is based in Vancouver and in this bog has little to say about politics.
The beer coaster is a great souvenir for Ryan and me, we have a small collection of them from vacations and fun date nights.
"So it's been an intense cycle so far and a lot of ups and downs, and I don't think the roller coaster is ready to level out any time soon."
The roller-coaster is pretty much the cheapest fast ride this mommy gets and the shorter-than-5-feet-tall rides never cease to enchant my sons.
Thieves in Bischofsheim, Germany, stole a 20-tonne roller coaster from a car park, where it was in a truck that was taking it to a nearby amusement park.
Now Nolan needs to keep the rest of face under wraps, but I suspect there will be a poster with it in full glory. mICHAEL jOHNSON on May 4, 2008 good catch joel …. .and the dark knight coaster is gonna be trash … if your near the one in jackson, NJ it is just a rehash of skull mountain … lol