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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Mario Manca, Glamour, 4 May 2025
Re: Plan to replace basketball courts with pickleball on Fort Lauderdale beach sparks backlash
Thank you for this article by Susannah Bryan.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other recent fatalities include a gray whale that washed up at Black Sands Beach on March 30, an adult male found east of Angel Island on April 2, and a subadult male that beached near Fort Point Rock Beach on April 4.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On Copacabana Beach, Lady Gaga put on a sensational show on par with the one Madonna did on the same beach in May 2024.
—Mario Manca, Glamour, 4 May 2025
Re: Plan to replace basketball courts with pickleball on Fort Lauderdale beach sparks backlash
Thank you for this article by Susannah Bryan.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Verb
The Georgia Aquarium veterinary program, the University of Florida, and the Town’s Beach Operations Manager Mike DeMaria and his team were instrumental in responding once the whale became beached on the island, officials said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Other recent fatalities include a gray whale that washed up at Black Sands Beach on March 30, an adult male found east of Angel Island on April 2, and a subadult male that beached near Fort Point Rock Beach on April 4.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 11 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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