plage
a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
Astronomy. a luminous area in the sun's chromosphere that appears in the vicinity of a sunspot.
Origin of plage
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How to use plage in a sentence
Another very interesting place is the plage de Westende, the present terminus of the electric railway from Ostend.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondA lovely motor carriage was at our disposal for the “Hotel de la plage.”
From the Thames to the Tiber | J. WardleAfter dinner he sat outside the hotel for an hour, watching people pass up and down the plage.
The White Lie | William Le QueuxThe godly expownd it as a due plage of God for the wickednes ther usid, and the Sabath day so profanely spent.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee | John DeeHow and whether a Christen man ought to flye the horrible plage of the Pestilence.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
British Dictionary definitions for plage
/ (plɑːʒ) /
astronomy a bright patch in the sun's chromosphere
Origin of plage
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 plage
[ pläzh ]
A bright and intensely hot area in the Sun's chromosphere, usually associated with a sunspot. It is typically brighter than its surroundings but may be indistinguishable due to lack of contrast. Plages are sources of strong ultraviolet radiation.
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