■ noun a pebbly or sandy shore at the edge of the sea or a lake.
■ verb bring on to a ~ from the water.
↘(with reference to a whale) become or cause to become stranded on a ~.
Origin
C16: perh. related to OE bæce , bece 'brook'.
■ noun a pebbly or sandy shore at the edge of the sea or a lake.
■ verb bring on to a ~ from the water.
↘(with reference to a whale) become or cause to become stranded on a ~.
Origin
C16: perh. related to OE bæce , bece 'brook'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004