From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coastwise \Coast"wise'\ (-w[imac]z'), Coastways \Coast"ways'\, adverb By way of, or along, the coast; following a coastline; as, coastwise winds contributed to the storm. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: along or following a coast; "coastal shipping"; "coastwise winds contributed to the storm"
adverb
1: by way of, or along the coast; "we were travelling coastwise"
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