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beach (bēc̸h)

noun

  1. a nearly level stretch of pebbles and sand beside a sea, lake, etc., often washed by high water; sandy shore; strand
  2. an area of shore as a place for swimming, sunbathing, etc.

Etymology: E dial., orig., pebbles, shingle < ?

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to ground (a boat) on a beach

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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