BEACH

Beach

A beach is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake, or river. It usually consists of loose particles, which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones. The particles comprising the beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.

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beach

Noun

  1. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
  2. A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  3. The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

Verb

  1. To run (something) aground on a beach.


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