coaster

3 definitions found

coaster - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coaster \Coast"er\, n.
     1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in
        the coasting trade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who sails near the shore.
        [1913 Webster]

coaster - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  coaster
      n 1: a resident of a coastal area
      2: someone who coasts
      3: a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a
         table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)

coaster - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  coaster
   n.
  
     1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to
  writeable
     or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape
     of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. "I made a lot of
     coasters before I got a good CD."
  
     2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$,
     Prodigy, ad nauseam.
  
     In the U.K., beermat is often used in these senses.