West Coast

American

noun

the western coast of the U.S., bordering the Pacific Ocean and comprising the coastal areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Other Word Forms

West-Coast adjective

Example Sentences

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These days, around two in five truck drivers on the West Coast are Indian immigrants, according to the North American Punjabi Trucking Association.

From The Wall Street Journal

We started on the West Coast, have been moving east and then there’s opportunity to continue to move into the Midwest and the Northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exhibition, initially intended as a Gorillaz 25th anniversary event, has landed on the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

“Florida is my comfort zone. I’ve never had any success on the West Coast, I never played out here in college, but I’m starting to figure out these Poa annua greens.”

From Los Angeles Times

Also on Central Avenue were the offices for the California Eagle, the West Coast’s oldest Black paper, which was run by Charlotta Bass.

From Los Angeles Times

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