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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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In North Carolina, beach hazards warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for Hatteras Island beaches north of the Cape and the Northern Outer Banks, according to the NWS Newport/Morehead City office.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Witnesses told police that the baby was left alone while the parents wandered the beach with the other children.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Since taking over South Laguna beaches two years ago, Bond has added staffing hours, including having lifeguards on the beaches later into the evening.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
In North Carolina, beach hazards warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for Hatteras Island beaches north of the Cape and the Northern Outer Banks, according to the NWS Newport/Morehead City office.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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