1
: shore pebbles : shingle
2
a
: a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments
b
: a seashore area
beached; beaching; beaches
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
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Examples of beach in a Sentence
Noun
We spent the day at the beach.
she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up
Verb
The pirates beached the ship on the island.
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Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Oceanside and Strand beaches are still closed to the public as an environmental group cleans up the debris that has washed ashore.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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Noun
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8 best hotels on the beach in California
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—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Oceanside and Strand beaches are still closed to the public as an environmental group cleans up the debris that has washed ashore.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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beach
1 of 2 noun
: 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
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