PLAGE


Meaning of PLAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpläzh ]

noun

Etymology: French, beach, luminous surface, from Italian piaggia beach, from Late Latin plagia, from Greek plagios oblique

Date: 1888

1. : the beach of a seaside resort

2. : a bright region on the sun caused by the light emitted by clouds of calcium or hydrogen and often associated with a sunspot

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.