coast-to-coast

[ kohst-tuh-kohst ]

adjective

1. extending, going, or operating from one coast of the U.S. to the other:

   a coast-to-coast television network.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coast-to-coast¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

For all the hype surrounding this coast-to-coast World Series, the glory days of the rivalry took place when the teams played 15 miles from one another: the Dodgers in Brooklyn, the Yankees in the Bronx.

From Los Angeles Times

“We all called each other and told ourselves, `We’re gonna suck it up today,’” joked Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, when asked about the coast-to-coast subpar quarterback play.

From Los Angeles Times

Four games into their debut season in a coast-to-coast conference, the Bruins will play their latest game on the West Coast in more than three decades.

From Los Angeles Times

But as it transitioned to basic cable in the late 1990s it became a coast-to-coast phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times

A major reason the Teamsters gave for not backing Harris or Trump was that neither would commit not to interfere to prevent a threatened strike, such as a coast-to-coast rail walkout.

From Slate