English dictionary

beach

/b/i//tS/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
Pebbles, collectively; shingle.

noun

Source: webster1913

land on a beach

verb.motion

Examples
The ship beached near the port.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to <i>beach</i> a ship.

verb

Source: webster1913