beach

Pronunciation: /biːt͡ʃ/

The English word “beach” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
Synonym of gravel trap.
A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.

verb

To run aground on a beach.
To run (something) aground on a beach.
To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.

Etymology

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”). Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian pach (“brook, creek, stream”), Dutch beek (“brook, stream”), German Bach (“brook, stream”), German Low German Beek (“brook, stream”),…

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