beech

Definitions

1. A village and civil parish west of Alton, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6938).
   countable, uncountable
2. An aircraft made by Beechcraft.
3. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
4. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States.
   countable, uncountable
5. The wood of the beech tree.
6. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
   countable, uncountable
7. A surname.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face⟳ of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut⟳ sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.”

“The company had five Beeches for flying its top executives around.”

“Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job”

CEFR level