Beach

Beach  (bch), Alfred Ely 1826-1896.

American editor and inventor who built a demonstration pneumatic subway under Broadway in New York City in 1870.

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Beach, Amy Marcey Cheney 1867-1944.

American pianist and composer best known for her songs and chamber music. Her Mass in E flat major was the first work by a woman to be performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Beach, Moses Yale 1800-1868.

American publisher whose aggressive journalism established the New York Sun as a leading daily newspaper. He is also credited with publishing the first syndicated news story. His son Moses Sperry Beach (1822-1892) invented a cutting device that allowed printing on a continuous roll of paper and a process for printing both sides of a newspaper sheet at one time.

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beach  (bch)

n.

1. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

2. The sand or pebbles on a shore.

3. The zone above the water line at a shore of a body of water, marked by an accumulation of sand, stone, or gravel that has been deposited by the tide or waves.

tr.v. beached, beach·ing, beach·es

1. To run, haul, or bring ashore: beached the rowboat in front of the cabin; hooked a big bluefish but was unable to beach it.

2. To leave stranded or helpless.

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[Perhaps Middle English beche, stream, from Old English bece.]

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beach

Noun

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

Verb

to run or haul (a boat) onto a beach [origin unknown]

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beach  (bch)

The area of accumulated sand, stone, or gravel deposited along a shore by the action of waves and tides. Beaches usually slope gently toward the body of water they border and have a concave shape. They extend landward from the low water line to the point where there is a distinct change in material (as in a line of vegetation) or in land features (as in a cliff).

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Beach pebbles collectively, 1538; sand at the seaside, 1597; a ridge or bank, 1598.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beach - an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth plage - the beach at a seaside resort shore - the land along the edge of a body of water sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
Verb	1.	beach - land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port" land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"

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beach

noun shore, coast, sands, margin, strand, seaside, shingle, lakeside, water's edge, lido, foreshore, seashore, plage, littoral, sea chiefly U.S.

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1. The area extending from the shoreline inland to a marked change in physiographic form or material, or to the line of permanent vegetation (coastline).
2. In amphibious operations, that portion of the shoreline designated for landing of a tactical organization.

Translations

beach [biːtʃ] n → playa

vt → varar

beach [biːtʃ] n → plage f

vt → échouer

beach [biːtʃ] n → Strand m

vt (boat) → auf (den) Strand setzen

beach [biːtʃ] n → spiaggia

vt → tirare in secco

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beach

n beach [biːtʃ]

the sandy or stony shore of a sea or lake Children love playing on the beach. strand شاطِئ плаж pláž strand der Strand παραλία playa rand ساحل hiekkaranta plage חוֹף, שְׂפַת הַיָם समुद्र तट plaža (tenger)part, strand pantai strönd spiaggia 浜 해변 paplūdimys liedags; pludmale pantai strand strand plaża praia plajă пляж pláž plaža plaža strand ชายหาด kumsal, plaj,sahil 海灘，湖灘 пляж ریتلا ساحل bãi biển 海（湖）滩

v

to drive or pull (a boat etc) up on to a beach We'll beach the boat here and continue on foot. op die strand laat loop يَسْحَبُ المَرْكِب إلى الشّاطئ изтеглям najet na břeh, vytáhnout na mělčinu sætte/trække (skib) på land auf den Strand ziehen βγάζω στη στεριά varar kaldale tõmbama به ساحل آوردن vetää maihin à sec tirer, échouer להַעֲלוֹת לַחוֹף समुद्र के किनारे पर लाना pristati na plažu partra húz setja upp, landa tirare in secco 浜に引き上げる 해변에 끌어올리다 ištraukti į krantą piebraukt / izvilkt krastā (laivu) menaiki bot op het strand trekken sette (et skip) på land wciągnąć na plażę puxar a trage pe uscat; a eşua вытаскивать на берег vytiahnuť na plytčinu povleči na kopno izvući čamac ili sl. na obalu sätta på land, dra upp ลากมาเกยหาด kumsala çekmek 把(船)托上岸 витягати на берег کشتی کو ساحل پر لگانا cho tàu (thuyền ) lên cạn 使（船）冲上岸滩