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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.
3.
the area adjacent to a seashore: We're vacationing at the beach.
verb (used with object)
4.
Nautical. to haul or run onto a beach: We beached the ship to save it.
5.
to make inoperative or unemployed.
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Beach
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
Example Sentences
- No day at the beach is complete without spending some time in the water.
- There is only a matter of whether one wants to look at a platform from their beach house or at a pump jack from their ski condo.
- The atmosphere on the beach was majestic and simply cannot be described in words.
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noun
1.
Alfred Ely, 1826–96, U.S. editor, publisher, and inventor.
3.
Moses Yale, 1800–68, U.S. newspaper publisher.
5.
Sylvia Woodbridge, 1887–1962, U.S. bookseller and publisher in France.
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Word Origin & History
beach
1530s, probably from O.E. bæce, bece "stream," from P.Gmc. *bakiz. Extended to loose, pebbly shores (1590s), and in dialect around Sussex and Kent beach still has the meaning "pebbles worn by the waves." Fr. grève shows the same evolution. The verb "to haul or run up on a beach" is first
EXPANDattested 1840. Beach bum first recorded 1962.
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Science Dictionary
beach  (bēch) Pronunciation Key
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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