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beach

noun · verb US /biːtʃ/

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

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,601 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,437 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

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

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

beach in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Beach rang the gong five minutes ago.

    Something New · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 3

  • Gathered some wonderful shells on the beach and explored coast scenery at Duncansbay.

    From John O'Groats to Land's End · John Anderton Naylor · Chapter 1

  • On reaching the island she found a sandy beach all along by the sea, and high cliffs above.

    The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 2

  • Then Kat took off her other one and her stockings, and they all three went back to the beach.

    The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1

  • Just before sun-down they climbed up the ancient beach line to the rim of the Basin and the Mesa on the east.

    The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1

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