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beach

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[ beech ]

noun

  1. an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
  2. the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. the area adjacent to a seashore:

    We're vacationing at the beach.



verb (used with object)

  1. Nautical. to haul or run onto a beach:

    We beached the ship to save it.

  2. to make inoperative or unemployed.

    Synonyms:

Beach

2

[ beech ]

noun

  1. Alfred Ely, 1826–96, U.S. editor, publisher, and inventor.
  2. Amy Marcey Cheney [mahr, -see], 1867–1944, U.S. composer and pianist.
  3. Moses Yale, 1800–68, U.S. newspaper publisher.
  4. Rex El·ling·wood [el, -ing-w, oo, d], 1877–1949, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  5. Sylvia Woodbridge, 1887–1962, U.S. bookseller and publisher in France.

beach

/ ²ú¾±Ë³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. an extensive area of sand or shingle sloping down to a sea or lake, esp the area between the high- and low-water marks on a seacoast littoral
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to run or haul (a boat) onto a beach
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

beach

/ ²úŧ³¦³ó /

  1. The area of accumulated sand, stone, or gravel deposited along a shore by the action of waves and tides. Beaches usually slope gently toward the body of water they border and have a concave shape. They extend landward from the low water line to the point where there is a distinct change in material (as in a line of vegetation) or in land features (as in a cliff).
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of beach1

First recorded in 1525–35; of obscure origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of beach1

C16: perhaps related to Old English ²ú泦±ð river, beck ²
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Synonym Study

See shore 1.
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Example Sentences

He recalls observing from afar what he thought was a beach, only the sands "turned out to be probably a few 100,000 penguins".

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For months, a man has been pestering residents in the South Bay’s beach cities with offensive remarks and vulgar language while filming the altercations and posting the videos on social media.

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“She wasn’t out there doing any harm to nobody. That was one of her comfortable places, out there on the beach.â€

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And the reason the marathon ends on the Westside is so runners can keep heading toward the beach, the coolest part of town, where they may cross the finish line well into a hot afternoon.

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Temperatures are expected to remain cooler at the beaches, in the high 60s.

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