Along the coast; in a coastal direction or manner; by coastal routes.
From coast plus -ways (Old English 'wæg' meaning way or direction). An archaic directional adverb from maritime English.
Coastways is an old sailor's word—before GPS and modern charts, navigators would describe routes as 'coastways' because staying in sight of land was the safest ancient navigation method.
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