beach towel

noun

: a very large usually brightly colored towel designed for use at the beach

Examples of beach towel in a Sentence

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Better Homes & Gardens Cabana Stripe Oversized Beach Towel Everyone has a favorite beach towel to reach for throughout the season, and this cabana stripe beach towel is quickly going to become your go-to. Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2025 This Turkish beach towel is made with a quick-drying material that absorbs moisture and repels sand. Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025 Boone’s new album, American Heart, depicts the singer shirtless with an American flag behind him like a beach towel. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 June 2025 Beach Boys songs have cheered on generations from iPods and boom boxes, radios and 8-track players, and any device that could be placed on a beach towel. Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beach towel

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beach towel was in 1919

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“Beach towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20towel. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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beach towel

noun
: a very large usually brightly colored towel made for use at the beach
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