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Meaning of 'beach' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Beach [ n.]
- Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
- The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
2 . Beach [ v. t.]
- To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship.

Meaning of 'beach' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . beach [ v]
Meaning (1):
- land on a beach
Example in sentence:
  • the ship beached near the port

Nearby Words:

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