Coaster or Coasters may refer to:
Amusements
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Roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
, a form of fun ride
* Coaster, the dragon mascot of the
Playland (New York) theme park
Arts and media
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''Coaster'' (album), by punk rock band NOFX
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The Coaster
''The Coaster'' is a weekly newspaper based in Asbury Park, New Jersey. ''The Coaster'' covers a number of Jersey Shore area communities in central Monmouth County, including: Asbury Park, Allenhurst, Avon, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken, Loc ...
'', a weekly newspaper in Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
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The Coasters, an American doo-wop band
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''Coaster'' (video game), a 1993 roller coaster simulator
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Coaster Step A ''Coaster Step'' is a term used in swing dancing which originated in Lindy swing. During the last two beats of a rhythm pattern, the follower rotated 90° to be perpendicular to the leader, then stepped back, together, and forward in triple-rhythm ...
, a dance step
* ''Coaster'', a 2000 album by
The Bobs
The Bobs were an a cappella vocal group founded in San Francisco, California in the early 1980s. They moved to Seattle, Washington and were active recording and touring throughout the United States, Canada and Europe until their farewell show a ...
Transport
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Coaster (commuter rail)
Coaster (stylized as COASTER) is a commuter rail service in the central and northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States operated by the North County Transit District (NCTD). The commuter rail line features eight s ...
, a regional rail service in San Diego County, California, U.S.
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Toyota Coaster, a minibus model
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Coaster brake, a type of bicycle brake
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Coastal trading vessel
Coastal trading vessels, also known as coasters or skoots, are shallow-hulled ships used for trade between locations on the same island or continent. Their shallow hulls mean that they can get through reefs where deeper-hulled seagoing ships usua ...
, a ship used for trade within a coastline
Other uses
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Drink coaster, on which to rest a cup
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Coaster trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis''), a fish native to Northern America's Lake Superior
* Demonym for people from New Zealand's
West Coast West Coast or west coast may refer to:
Geography Australia
* Western Australia
*Regions of South Australia#Weather forecasting, West Coast of South Australia
* West Coast, Tasmania
**West Coast Range, mountain range in the region
Canada
* Britis ...
See also
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Coastie, a pejorative term
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West Coaster (disambiguation)
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