Meaning of beach | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. The area of accumulated sand, stone, or gravel deposited along a shore by the action of waves and tides. Beaches usually slope gently toward the body of water they border and have a concave shape when viewed in cross section.
3. A surname from English
   countable, uncountable
4. A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
5. The sloping strip of land between high and low water marks.
6. A surname from landforms
   countable, uncountable
7. The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
   Kent, UK, dialectal
8. the sandy or stony shore of a sea or lake. Children love playing on the beach. strand شاطِئ плаж praia pláž der Strand strand παραλίαplaya rand ساحل ranta plageחוף, שפת הים समुद्र तट plaža (tenger)part, strand pantai strönd spiaggia 浜 해변 paplūdimys liedags; pludmale pantai strand strandplaża د سيند غاړه (په تېره چه ښګلنه وى)، ساحل praia plajă пляж pláž plaža plaža strand ชายหาด kumsal, plaj, sahil 海灘，湖邊 пляж ریتلا ساحل bãi biển 海滩，海滨
9. A surname from German
   countable, uncountable
10. Synonym of gravel trap.
    euphemistic
11. to drive or pull (a boat etc) up on to a beach. We'll beach the boat here and continue on foot. op die strand laat loop يَسْحَبُ المَرْكِب إلى الشّاطئ изтеглям levar até a praia najet na břeh, vytáhnout na mělčinu auf den Strand ziehen sætte/trække (skib) på land βγάζω στη στεριά varar kaldale tõmbama به ساحل آوردن vetää maihin tirer à sec, échouer להַעֲלוֹת לַחוֹף समुद्र के किनारे पर लाना pristati na plažu partra húz mendaratkan, merik ke pantai setja upp, landa tirare in secco 浜に引き上げる 해변에 끌...
    etc
12. A placename
    countable, uncountable
13. A hamlet in Bitton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST7070).
    countable, uncountable
14. A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.
15. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
16. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
17. An unincorporated community in Ware County, Georgia.
    countable, uncountable
18. Euphemistic form of bitch (taboo swear word).
    euphemistic, form-of
19. The sand or pebbles on a shore.
20. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
21. The zone above the water line at a shore of a body of water, marked by an accumulation of sand, stone, or gravel that has been deposited by the tide or waves.
22. A small city, the county seat of Golden Valley County, North Dakota.
    countable, uncountable
23. To run, haul, or bring ashore: beached the rowboat in front of the cabin; hooked a big bluefish but was unable to beach it.
24. An unincorporated community on Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington.
    countable, uncountable
25. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach.
26. To run or be hauled ashore: We beached near the palm trees.

Equivalents

Examples

“Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.”

“Up and down, the beach lay empty for miles.”

“I never realised Lincoln was a seaside town. BRIAN LAWS Scunthorpe manager, after losing on a liberally sanded beach of a pitch”

“The series was brought to an ironic conclusion when England became hoist by their own petard, as they lost the deciding final Test on a 'beach' of a wicket. Neither side batted well.”

“That beach should be punished!”

““The commissioner does not affect the numbers,’’ Beach said. “They don’t collect the data. They don’t massage the data. They don’t organize it.””

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