East Coast

noun

1. the region of the U.S. bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.

Example Sentences

With the possibility of a second East Coast strike looming in the new year if dockworkers and port owners can’t agree on a contract, importers are diverting their goods to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

Some scholars believe the now-offensive term originated from the Algonquin language, which was spoken by many tribes on the East Coast, and originally meant “woman,” but was later corrupted by European colonists.

From Los Angeles Times

Reuters reports that Google searches for "move to Canada" surged 1,270% in the 24 hours after polls closed on the East Coast.

From Salon

A few years later, in 1985, the Blasters hired Yoakam and his band as the opening act for a tour of the South and the East Coast.

From Los Angeles Times

In those moments I feel so far from home — my original home, on the East Coast in the inner city, where my closest natural respite was a patch of grass beside a fire hydrant.

From Los Angeles Times