COAST (3)

Coast, v. t. 1. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. Hakluyt.
2. 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.
Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. Sir T. Browne. 3. 3. To conduct along a coast or river bank.
The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. Hakluyt.