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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Imagine taking a peaceful stroll on a tropical beach.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 Apr. 2024
Brinson popped the question at Nobu Cabo on the beach September 2022.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Check out the 26 most beautiful beaches on earth, then start plotting your getaway.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
This adorable bucket bag made in France from durable cotton canvas can function as a work tote or a beach bag.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
The beach club, for example, features the Delight chairs Loro Piana designed with Exteta.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
The exterior decks are nothing to sneeze at, either, with a Jacuzzi on the sundeck, a beach club at the stern that spans the full beam, and a plush lounge in the foredeck.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
These new techniques have allowed the NHU to capture remarkable behaviors on film for the first time in history, such as dolphins stirring up mud to trap fish, or killer whales beaching themselves to hunt sea lions.
—Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Red flag warnings that prohibit swimming, however, had been posted on nearby sections of the same beach, and had been posted along all South Haven beaches the day before.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
The gray whale was discovered beached Saturday on the shores of Little Dume, a secluded sandy beach popular with surfers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The island’s wide, open beaches were perfect for careening hulls, beaching ships and listing them to one side to scrape off the foul barnacles and shipworms that infest the tropical Caribbean.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
No one else had beached their boat and swam toward me as alpine runoff deadened their limbs.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
In 2019, a fin whale beached itself along the Gulf of California in Mexico.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
On Sunday morning, the Venice Police Department announced that the local beach Service Club Park would be closed after a 44-foot-long male sperm whale had beached itself on a sandbar, according to the City of Venice.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Noun
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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
Imagine taking a peaceful stroll on a tropical beach.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 26 Apr. 2024
Brinson popped the question at Nobu Cabo on the beach September 2022.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Check out the 26 most beautiful beaches on earth, then start plotting your getaway.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
This adorable bucket bag made in France from durable cotton canvas can function as a work tote or a beach bag.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
The beach club, for example, features the Delight chairs Loro Piana designed with Exteta.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
The exterior decks are nothing to sneeze at, either, with a Jacuzzi on the sundeck, a beach club at the stern that spans the full beam, and a plush lounge in the foredeck.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024
Verb
Here, flight attendants have shared their must-haves for their off-duty travels with Travel + Leisure, including everything from a genius tote bag to tech must-haves to beach sandals and more.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
These new techniques have allowed the NHU to capture remarkable behaviors on film for the first time in history, such as dolphins stirring up mud to trap fish, or killer whales beaching themselves to hunt sea lions.
—Graeme Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Red flag warnings that prohibit swimming, however, had been posted on nearby sections of the same beach, and had been posted along all South Haven beaches the day before.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
The gray whale was discovered beached Saturday on the shores of Little Dume, a secluded sandy beach popular with surfers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The island’s wide, open beaches were perfect for careening hulls, beaching ships and listing them to one side to scrape off the foul barnacles and shipworms that infest the tropical Caribbean.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
No one else had beached their boat and swam toward me as alpine runoff deadened their limbs.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2024
In 2019, a fin whale beached itself along the Gulf of California in Mexico.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
On Sunday morning, the Venice Police Department announced that the local beach Service Club Park would be closed after a 44-foot-long male sperm whale had beached itself on a sandbar, according to the City of Venice.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 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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