beach
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.
the area adjacent to a seashore: We're vacationing at the beach.
Nautical. to haul or run onto a beach: We beached the ship to save it.
to make inoperative or unemployed.
Origin of beach
1synonym study For beach
Other words for beach
Other words from beach
- beachless, adjective
- un·beached, adjective
Words that may be confused with beach
- beach , beech
Words Nearby beach
Other definitions for Beach (2 of 2)
Alfred Ely, 1826–96, U.S. editor, publisher, and inventor.
Amy Marcey Cheney [mahr-see], /ˈmɑr si/, 1867–1944, U.S. composer and pianist.
Moses Yale, 1800–68, U.S. newspaper publisher.
Rex El·ling·wood [el-ing-wood], /ˈɛl ɪŋˌwʊd/, 1877–1949, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Sylvia Woodbridge, 1887–1962, U.S. bookseller and publisher in France.
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How to use beach in a sentence
Meyers spent much of his childhood on beaches in and around Los Angeles, becoming a lifeguard after one of his brothers drowned.
Bruce Meyers, creator of the first fiberglass dune buggy, dies at 94 | Harrison Smith | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostI have a restaurant and it’s in the middle of Florida, but my family moves to the beach every summer.
A theater like Clear Space adds to the vibrancy of Rehoboth and its role as a beach resort town, Combs said.
Rehoboth theater supporters hopeful for approval of new buildings | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | February 23, 2021 | Washington BladeClouds dissolve into Côte d’Azur sun, warming bikini-clad women lounging in beach chairs.
In a gray, empty Paris, this corner shop’s colorful posters transport you wherever you want to go | Lily Radziemski | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe beach, apparently, is not as distracting as the office Keurig machine.
Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both. | Andrea Sachs | February 19, 2021 | Washington Post
Dinner was a baroque affair, on the beach, a warm breeze gently blowing.
The city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry.
One of the three, Ralph Goodwin, is said to have drowned while swimming at a beach outside Havana.
Inside the Miami beach Convention Center, there is a lot of good art—but more pretty art.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had enrolled at Maimonides University in North Miami beach in order to work towards a degree in clinical sexology.
If the "Y" beach lot press their advantage they may cut off the enemy troops on the toe of the Peninsula.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe little crowd and the boats on the beach were right under them and no one paid any attention or seemed to be in a hurry.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMy thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonGoing back, found that the lighter loads of wounded already taken off have by no means cleared the beach.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for beach
/ (biːtʃ) /
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: Related adjective: littoral
to run or haul (a boat) onto a beach
Origin of beach
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for beach
[ bēch ]
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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