bach

Definition of bachnext
New Zealand
as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland

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Recent Examples of bach Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carry the literary atmosphere beyond the cottage with visits to the homes of some of the country’s most famous writers, including Edith Wharton’s The Mount and Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.
    Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Flight attendants reported intense shaking and seeing a small amount of smoke or fog in the cabin before oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Booth recalled that the cabin remained largely silent for the rest of the flight.
    Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Bach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bach. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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