BEACH


Meaning of BEACH in English

— beachless , adj.

/beech/ , n.

1. an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.

2. the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.

3. the area adjacent to a seashore: We're vacationing at the beach.

v.t.

4. Naut. to haul or run onto a beach: We beached the ship to save it.

5. to make inoperative or unemployed.

[ 1525-35; of obscure orig. ]

Syn. 2. coast, seashore, strand, littoral, sands. See shore 1 . 5. ground.

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