BEACH DEFINITIONS - 13 definitions found
beach n 1: an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake v 1: land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port" beach bi:tʃ See: NOT THE ONLY PEBBLE ON THE BEACH. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) beach I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1535 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 II. transitive verb Date: 1838 1. to run or drive ashore 2. to strand on or as if on a beach Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary beach bi:tʃ n. & v. --n. a pebbly or sandy shore esp. of the sea between high- and low-water marks. --v.tr. run or haul up (a boat etc.) on to a beach. øbeach-ball a large inflated ball for games on the beach. beach buggy a low wide-wheeled motor vehicle for recreational driving on sand. beach plum 1 a maritime N. American shrub, Prunus maritima. 2 its edible fruit. [16th c.: orig. unkn.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw. backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.] 1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle. 2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand. Beach flea (Zo["o]l.), the common name of many species of amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas. Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the waves. Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats. Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel, sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in many lake and river regions. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached; p. pr. & vb. n. Beaching.] To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEACH bech (aigialos): The part of the shore washed by the tide on which the waves dash (Mt 13:2,48; Joh 21:4; Ac 21:5; 27:39,40). Beach, ND (city, FIPS 5420) Location: 46.91389 N, 104.00773 W Population (1990): 1205 (614 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58621 Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms beach I. n. Strand, sands, margin, marge, rim, shore, sandy shore, shingly margin. II. v. a. Run ashore, put aground, strand. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) beach bi:tʃ n. 1 shore, lakeshore, bank, seashore, seaside, lido, strand, coast, margin, Formal littoral: The children wanted to go to the beach and build sandcastles. --v. 2 ground, run aground, strand; careen: Despite the heavy surf, we finally beached the boat safely. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 41 Moby Thesaurus words for "beach": bank, berm, careen, cast away, coast, coastland, coastline, embankment, foreshore, ground, ironbound coast, lido, littoral, margin, pile up, plage, playa, riverside, riviera, rockbound coast, run aground, sands, sea margin, seabank, seabeach, seaboard, seacliff, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shingle, shipwreck, shore, shoreline, strand, submerged coast, take the ground, tidewater, waterfront, waterside, wreck |
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