beachscape
Americannoun
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a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
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a picture or other artistic representation of this.
Etymology
Origin of beachscape
First recorded in 1935–40; beach ( def. ) + -scape ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A little earlier, Christie’s did raise an impressive $23.1 million for David Hockney’s 1969 beachscape “Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime,” of 20th and 21st century art.
From New York Times
That dune, which rose more than twenty feet above the water, looked more like a levee than any natural beachscape.
From The New Yorker
They’re also responsible for the bright yellow beachscape of “The Sandbox” and the chilly decrepitude of “Drowning.”
From New York Times
Advertisement Advertisement There’s a beachscape with a weathered lifeguard station; a maritime-themed bar; a disco dance floor; grottoes with statuary; and a lot of smaller rooms, often decorated with many sand-filled hourglasses, seashells and yellowing photographs.
From New York Times
The presence of the clunky recorder became such a part of the room and beachscape that it was just taken for granted.
From New York Times
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