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Beach - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Beach : (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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Beach : \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. Beaches (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.
backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. Bank.]
1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.
2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the
waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.
Beach flea (Zo["o]l.), the common name of many species of
amphipod Crustacea, of the family Orchestid[ae], living
on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.
Beach grass (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and
seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds
the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the
waves.
Beach wagon, a light open wagon with two or more seats.
Raised beach, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,
sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of
wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the
coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in
many lake and river regions.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Beach : \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beached; p. pr. & vb. n.
Beaching.]
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to
strand; as, to beach a ship.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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BEACH. The sea shore. (q. v.)
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Beach, ND (city, FIPS 5420)
Location: 46.91389 N, 104.00773 W
Population (1990): 1205 (614 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 58621
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Beach |
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MS_1986: @JLONGJFAM im on south Beach lol u always got me laughtin every time I talk to u lol thats what's up |
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destyhaninditia: The smell of the sea, the sound of the waves, just take a deep breath and smile at lilou Beach... |
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