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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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the cast’s trip to the Bahamas to visit Sienna Evans, who cast member Shep Rose believed to be his girlfriend, Shep got kicked out of the hotel casino due to his excessive drinking and slept on the beach.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Of 228 water quality tests conducted on samples taken from north and south beaches off the base, 76 percent of tests showed that bacteria surpassed safety levels, according to the DOD inspector general’s findings.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The beaches feel more secluded, the pace more measured, and the atmosphere more sophisticated.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the cast’s trip to the Bahamas to visit Sienna Evans, who cast member Shep Rose believed to be his girlfriend, Shep got kicked out of the hotel casino due to his excessive drinking and slept on the beach.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
This good boy's sweet adoption story:German Shepard named Pedigree Foundation's Rescue Dog of the Year
Cause of mass whale beaching unclear
It was not immediately known what caused the mass beaching.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Of 228 water quality tests conducted on samples taken from north and south beaches off the base, 76 percent of tests showed that bacteria surpassed safety levels, according to the DOD inspector general’s findings.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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