The Clue
Littoral area (5 letter answer)
The Answer
COAST
Tags
Notes
The answer COAST is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
COAST as a noun:
1. (seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast) = the shore of a sea or ocean
2. a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
3. the area within view; "the coast is clear"
4. (slide, glide, coast) = the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
COAST as a verb:
1. move effortlessly; by force of gravity