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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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring a bottle of bug spray, a blanket or a comfortable beach chair, then sit back and enjoy the show.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the fish died and ended up beached near the jetty, according to officials.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring a bottle of bug spray, a blanket or a comfortable beach chair, then sit back and enjoy the show.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Airfares dip, beaches clear, and everyone takes a collective breath after the rush of summer.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the fish died and ended up beached near the jetty, according to officials.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Beach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach. Accessed 23 Sep. 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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