beach

An area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.

• We walked along the beach.
• The children built castles on the sandy beach.
• Are there any quiet beaches near your hotel?

Similar words: shore, seashore

Common phrases: sandy beach, on the beach, go to the beach

To move onto a shore and become stuck there, or deliberately bring a boat onto it.

• We beached the boat before sunset.
• A whale had beached itself near the harbor.
• The damaged ship beached during the storm.

How to use it: beach something (They beached the boat on a sandy shore.)

Similar words: run aground, strand

Common phrases: beach a boat, beach itself