beach

verb

beached; beaching; beaches

transitive verb

1

: to run or drive ashore

beaching the landing craft in the assault

The storm damaged and beached half the fleet.

2

: to strand on or as if on a beach

a beached shark

Examples of beach in a Sentence

The pirates beached the ship on the island.

Recent Examples on the Web

The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazard warning for Lake Michigan beaches through Friday due to the danger of high waves and dangerous currents. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Which beaches in the US were most contaminated? —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 May 2026

Two out of the three Florida beaches where over 60% of samples contained high levels of bacteria were in Miami-Dade County — Park View Kayak Launch in Miami Beach and Margaret Pace Park on Biscayne Bay, according to a report by Surfrider Foundation. —Sofia Saric may 21, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026

Over the weekend, a porbeagle shark beached itself and died in Rhode Island’s Point Judith Pond. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

verbal derivative of beach entry 1

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing beach

• beach ball
• beach blanket
• beach book
• beach buggy
• beach cruiser
• beach flea
• beach glass
• beach grass
• beach hopper
• beach pea
• beach plum
• beach read
• beach towel
• beach volleyball
• free beach

Rhymes for beach

• beech
• bleach
• breach
• breech
• each
• keech
• leach
• leech
• meech
• peach
• preach
• reach

Kids Definition

beach

1 of 2 noun

ˈbēch 

: a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of a body of water

beach

2 of 2 verb

: to run or drive ashore

beach a boat