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noun

ˈbēch How to pronounce beach (audio)
Definition of beachnext
as in shore
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up

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verb

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as in to ground

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as in to shipwreck

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Recent Examples of beach
Noun
The beaches of Essaouira, on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, served as the discovery site of the Trojan horse and the boat launch for Odysseus’s journey back to Ithaca. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Aristocrats built grand villas here in the 19th century, and the Belle Époque architecture remains, mingling with more modern homes with private beach access. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazard warning for Lake Michigan beaches through Friday due to the danger of high waves and dangerous currents. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 In terms of where to beach, wide stretches of sand in Beach Haven remain some of the Jersey Shore’s most desirable, drawing surfers at sunrise, families hauling coolers and striped umbrellas by midday, and sunset walkers lingering until the sky fades pink over the dunes. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for beach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beach
  1. shoreline
  2. ground
  3. shipwreck
  4. coast
  5. tie up
  6. wreck
  7. coastline
  8. dock
Noun
  • California is flush with dumb money and bad judgment, and an insatiable romance with an epic 1,200-mile shoreline.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Jackie, who was estimated to be around 14 years old, died nearly a month after she was rescued from the Big Bear Lake shoreline, where she was found after being seen in a fight with two subadult eagles in July.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoreline
Verb
  • Getting observational data from Thwaites’ grounding line is the next step, Rignot said.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, the West itself is a nebulous concept, one that was wholly absent from the ancient Greek and Roman luminaries who ground its canon.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ground
Verb
  • In a passage from the Book of Acts, Paul is shipwrecked while sailing for Rome.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • They are subsequently shipwrecked, with Odysseus left as the sole survivor on the shores of Calypso’s island.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of shipwreck
Noun
  • Destructive storms like Hurricane Milton in 2024, which made landfall on Florida’s west coast at Siesta Key, can destroy traps, make the water murky and otherwise cause complications for fishermen.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This protected pine forest on Noirmoutier’s northeast coast is home to multimillion-euro real estate, many of them second homes of Parisians or les Nantais.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of coast
Verb
  • Even after Hammami was tied up (passengers used headphone cords and plastic zip ties), the passengers and crew were in danger.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The town has spent years wrestling with how to reduce aircraft noise, including past efforts to impose curfews and restrictions becoming tied up in court.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tie up
Verb
  • The story centers on an influencer whose life is wrecked by an online pile-on.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If checking your score reliably wrecks your morning, the device isn’t working for you.
    — J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wreck
Noun
  • The worst of El Niño is still months away, but Southern California’s fragile coastline is already being transformed by record-setting king tides and storm surges.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Photos of the port and coastline in the late 1990s show minimal oil storage and loading infrastructure.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastline
Verb
  • The process starts with a three-dimensional model of the binding site, into which the peptide is docked until the fit is precise, which Knight compares to a key in a lock.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • After rendezvous this morning, Dragon will autonomously dock to the zenith port on the station's Harmony module.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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