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Word: Beach
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (denoting shingle on the seashore): perhaps related to Old English bæce, bece ‘brook’ (an element that survives in place names such as Wisbech and Sandbach), assuming an intermediate sense ‘pebbly river valley’
biːtʃ
a strip of land covered with sand, shingle, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks
Short Definition:seashore
Examples:- fabulous sandy beaches
- walking along the beach at sunset
- a beach bar
- a beach holiday
Word: Beach
Speech Type: Verb
biːtʃ
run or haul up (a boat or ship) on to a beach
Short Definition:haul boat on to beach
Examples:- at the water's edge a rowing boat was beached
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