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beach umbrella

American  

noun

  • beach umbrellas
    plural
  1. a large umbrella used to provide shade on sunny beaches, lawns, etc.


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The San Francisco couple happily set up folding chairs and anchored a beach umbrella into place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

The young woman stares at a charred beach umbrella lying in the sand and sighs.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023

From Wirecutter: The best beach umbrella doesn’t look like an umbrella.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

He was a perfectionist, sure his method of taping a package or setting up a beach umbrella was the only way that made sense.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2022

On just one side — Helen and Theresa, huddled in long-sleeved shirts and polka-dot sun hats under the additional shade of a beach umbrella, laughed at him.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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