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
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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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Actor Wendell Pierce observed the raucous dancing from the safety of the beach.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Noun
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—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Actor Wendell Pierce observed the raucous dancing from the safety of the beach.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Verb
The boat, which was beached on the sand, apparently had a hole in its hull and sank halfway, Willems said.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
One captain intentionally beached his boat while being pursued by a Coast Guard cutter, while another only stopped after a Coast Guard crew member fired copper slugs into the boat’s engine to disable it.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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