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beach [ beech ]


noun  (plural beach·es)
Definition:
 
coastal sand: a strip of sand or pebbles at the point where land meets the sea or a lake



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle beached, present participle beach·ing, 3rd person present singular beach·es)
Definition:
 
1. haul boat ashore: to pull or run a boat onto a beach, or be pulled onto a beach

2. strand or become stranded: to strand or become stranded on shore ( usually passive )
a whale that had been beached during a storm

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]

Spelling Note

beach or beech? Do not confuse the spelling of beach and beech, which sound similar. The word beach can be used as a noun, meaning "sandy shore" (as in sunbathing on the beach), or as a verb, meaning "haul ashore or be stranded ashore" (as in to beach a boat, a beached whale). The word beech is only used as a noun denoting a tree or its wood.
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