beach

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /bit͡ʃ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /biːt͡ʃ/

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• Homophone(s): beech

Noun

Singular beach

Plural beaches

A beach

1. (countable) A large area of sand (or very small stones), next to an area of water.

   People sometimes lie on beaches when they are on holiday, to get a suntan.

Verb

Plain form beach

Third-person singular beaches

Past tense beached

Past participle beached

Present participle beaching

1. If something is beached, it has run onto a beach or sandbar.

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