beach
noun
\ ˈbēch
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Definition of beach
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: shore pebbles : shingle
2a
: a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments
b
: a seashore area
beach
verb
beached;
beaching;
beaches
Definition of beach (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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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 upVerb
The pirates beached the ship on the island.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Time to shelve the beach reads and get a bit more serious. — Wired, "WIRED's 13 Must-Read Books for Fall," 12 Sep. 2019 In the fall of 1929, the author’s mother, as a three-year-old, was kidnapped from a beach in Lincolnshire, and held for five days. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted Book Reviews," 8 Sep. 2019 Adults watch from the beach, but not super-attentively. — Lauren Gibbons Paul, BostonGlobe.com, "Rediscovering the joys of swimming in a pond," 6 Sep. 2019 Duveau reports that the researchers were able to conserve and lift some of the prints from the beach using a new chemical technique. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Hundreds of Ancient Footprints Reveal a Snapshot of Neanderthal Family Life," 6 Sep. 2019 Eileen Keenan, who chose to stay in her house a block from the beach, said her only complaint was that the coffee shop near her was closed for the day. — oregonlive, "Hurricane Dorian takes aim at Carolinas; relief effort underway in Bahamas," 4 Sep. 2019 Eileen Keenan, who chose to stay in her house a block from the beach, said her only complaint was that the coffee shop near her was closed for the day. — Washington Post, "Massive international rescue and relief effort underway in ravaged Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian aims at Carolinas," 4 Sep. 2019 Across the Southeast, meanwhile, interstate highways leading away from the beach in South Carolina and Georgia were turned into one-way evacuation routes. — Anchorage Daily News, "‘Apocalyptic’: Hurricane leaves behind devastation in Bahamas," 3 Sep. 2019 Across the Southeast, interstate highways leading away from the beach in South Carolina and Georgia were turned into one-way evacuation routes. — Ramon Espinosa, chicagotribune.com, "‘Total devastation’: At least 7 dead as Hurricane Dorian parks itself over the Bahamas, pounding island nation and trapping residents," 3 Sep. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Views vary from street and village views to harbor and beach vistas. — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, "Block Island Beach House is updated, but still honors the past," 29 Aug. 2019 Freeze and throw them in the cooler and take to beach or pool. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "It’s nearly 100 degrees out and you need these Costco vodka poptails in your life now," 19 Aug. 2019 The first, the Tuscarora, was crushed by ice during the winter of 1931 after his grandfather and crew were forced to beach it during a storm. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A 1945 fishing tug gets a new life as a tour boat in Michigan," 2 Aug. 2019 Crews of wildlife professionals and ordinary citizens were working to save a young humpback whale on Thursday that beached itself near Waldport on the Oregon coast, officials said. — oregonlive.com, "Rescue crews work to save young humpback whale stranded on Oregon beach," 15 Aug. 2019 The last two of five pilot whales that beached themselves earlier this week off Florida’s Gulf coast have been released back into the sea. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Last two pilot whales from Florida mass stranding released back to sea," 2 Aug. 2019 According to Sarah Emerson of Vice, at least a dozen of the animals repeatedly beached themselves. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Georgia Beachgoers Help Save Pod of Stranded Pilot Whales," 19 July 2019 Multiple pilot whales repeatedly beached themselves on St. Simons Island on Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said in a statement. — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, "Dramatic video shows Georgia beachgoers rescuing dozens of beached whales," 17 July 2019 As a punishment for beaching transfer regulations relating to international minors, Chelsea are banned by FIFA from registering new players until next summer. — SI.com, "Chelsea to Rival Arsenal & Everton in Pursuit of Wilfried Zaha Despite Transfer Ban," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for beach
beach
noun
English Language Learners Definition of beach
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake
beach
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of beach (Entry 2 of 2)
: to cause (a boat or ship) to go out of the water and onto a beach
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beach
noun
\ ˈbēch
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Kids Definition of beach
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of an ocean or a lake
beach
verb
beached;
beaching
Kids Definition of beach (Entry 2 of 2)
: to run or drive ashore
beach a boat
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