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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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beach

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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 beach has been undergone significant coastal erosion in recent years and advocates say it could be hit hard this winter. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 For all other beaches and harbors, minor coastal flooding is expected. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 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
  • Tropical storm-force winds began to lash the Gulf shoreline around midday, hours before Isaias was expected to make landfall between Mobile Bay on the Alabama coast and the city of Destin in the Florida Panhandle.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Flooding rains will be a primary concern, with several showers from Rachel having already reached the United States shoreline as of 2 pm Saturday.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoreline
Verb
  • Jazz, for those who missed it, was confused as to why Yankees fans booed the hell out of him after grounding out in the bottom of the ninth.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The second baseman popped out and later nearly grounded into a season-ending double play in the ninth but narrowly beat out the throw to first.
    — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 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
  • Forecasters issued a hurricane warning and a storm surge warning for portions of the northern gulf coast.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • President Iliana Yotova spoke to reporters after an emergency meeting of the country's Security Council following drone attacks on ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 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
  • If checking your score reliably wrecks your morning, the device isn’t working for you.
    — J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick crossed the line while wrecking after Larson hit the wall trying to chase down Briscoe on the final turn.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of wreck
Noun
  • The SSCs are designed to deliver mission-ready capability, moving over tides, terrains and obstacles, enabling access to 80% of the world’s coastline.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Isaias hit the coastline after building over the Gulf of Mexico.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of coastline
Verb
  • On Wednesday, the evening before they were set to dock, the mood seemed far more jovial aboard the ship; sailors were chatting and laughing, some were running a 5K around a deck now free of aircraft.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors say workers were paid less than $2 an hour, illegally docked money for housing and denied overtime for working up to 10 hours a day, six days a week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dock

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