Beachy Head

American  

[bee-chee] / ˈbi tʃi /

noun

1. a chalk headland on the SE coast of England, on the English Channel near Eastbourne, Sussex. 575 feet (175 meters) high.

---

Beachy Head British  

/ ˈbiːtʃɪ /

noun

1. a headland in East Sussex, on the English Channel, consisting of chalk cliffs 171 m (570 ft) high

---

Example Sentences

Earlier studies suggested the young woman, known as the Beachy Head Woman, may have had recent ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa or the Mediterranean.

From Science Daily

Using advanced DNA sequencing, researchers aimed to resolve questions that have surrounded the Beachy Head Woman for more than a decade.

From Science Daily

A handwritten label indicated she had been found near the Beachy Head headland sometime in the 1950s, but little additional information was available.

From Science Daily

"By using state-of-the-art DNA techniques and newly published genomes, we were able to determine the ancestry of the Beachy Head Woman with much greater precision than before," William reveals.

From Science Daily

During the Roman occupation, the area around Beachy Head was dotted with settlements and infrastructure tied to the empire.

From Science Daily