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beach

UK/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/ US/ˈbɪi̯t͡ʃ/ common uk
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

verb

1.

land on a beach

  • “the ship beached near the port”

Origin

From Middle English bache, bæcche (“bank, sandbank”), from Old English beċe (“beck, brook, stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“flowing water”).

Phrases

  • Airlie Beach
  • Aldinga Beach
  • American Beach
  • Apollo Beach
  • Arizona's beach
  • Armstrong Beach
  • Avalon Beach
  • Avoca Beach

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