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Definition: Beach |
BeachNoun1. An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake. Verb1. Land on a beach, as of watercraft. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "beach" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
19th Century Satire | A strip of sand, skirted by water; covered with lady-killers in summer, life-savers in winter, and used as a haven--or heaven-- for Smacks the year around. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
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A beach is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, or cobble along the shoreline of a body of water.
Beach (larger image)
Components
Some geologists consider a beach to be just this shoreline feature of deposited material, but William Bascom (1980) has argued that a beach is the entire system of sand set in motion by waves to a depth of ten meters (30+ feet) or more off ocean coasts. Submerged, longshore bars are therefore also part of the beach. In the Bascom approach, beaches can be viewed as either
The former are described in detail below; the larger geological units are discussed elsewhere in Wikipedia under bars. Both types can be viewed as "beaches."
- small systems in which the rock material moves onshore, offshore, or alongshore by the forces of waves and currents; or
- geological units of considerable size.
There are several conspicuous parts to a beach, all of which relate to the processes that form and shape it. That part mostly above water (depending upon tide), and more or less actively influenced by the waves at some point in the tide, is termed the beach berm. The berm is the deposit of material comprising the active shoreline. The berm has a crest (top) and a face — the latter being the slope leading down towards the water from the crest. At the very bottom of the face, there may be a trough, and further seaward one or more longshore bars: slightly raised, underwater embankments formed where the waves first start to break.
This gently-sloping beach face is topped by a
beach crest onto which a salt-tolerant grass
(Sporobolus virginicus) is spreading from the incipient duneThe sand deposit may extend well inland from the berm crest, where there may be evidence of one or more older crests (the storm beach) resulting from very large storm waves and beyond the influence of the normal waves. At some point the influence of the waves (even storm waves) on the material comprising the beach stops, and if the particles are small enough (that is, are sand), winds shape the feature. Where wind is the force distributing the grains inland, the deposit behind the beach becomes a dune.
The line between beach and dune is difficult to define in the field. Over any significant period of time, sand is always being exchanged between them. The drift line (the high point of material deposited by waves) is one potential demarcation. This would be the point at which significant wind movement of sand could occur, since the normal waves do not wet the sand beyond this area. However, the drift line is likely to move inland under assault by storm waves.
How beaches are formed
Beaches are deposition landforms, and are the result of waves or currents moving the sand or other loose material of which the beach is made as these particles are held in suspension or moved by saltation (a bouncing movement of large particles). Beach materials come from erosion of rocks offshore, as well as from headland erosion and slumping producing deposits of scree. A coral reef offshore is a significant source of sand particles.
The shape of a beach depends on whether the waves are constructive or destructive, and whether the material is sand or shingle. Constructive waves move material up the beach while destructive waves move the material down the beach. On sandy beaches, the backwash of the waves removes material forming a gently sloping beach. On shingle beaches the swash is dissipated because the large particle size allows percolation, so the backwash is not very powerful, and the beach remains steep.
Cusps and horns form where incoming waves divide, depositing sand as horns and scouring out sand to form cusps. This forms the uneven edge of a sandy beach.
Some beaches are artificial; they are either permanent or temporary (For examples see Monaco, Paris, Rotterdam and Hong Kong (Golden Beach, see Beaches of Hong Kong).
Beaches and tourism
Recreation on a California beach, first decade of the 20th century
(Larger image)Beaches have long been a popular attraction for tourism and recreation. Especially popular are seaside resorts and large white sand beaches. Of course, residents and tourists alike use beaches as a place for leisure and sport. The relatively soft formation of sand is comfortable to sit or lie on, and entering and exiting the water is far easier across a sand beach than a rocky shore. The waves present at beaches add to the enjoyment and make the sport of body surfing and related activities possible. One of the main attractions of a sand beach, especially for children, is playing with the sand, building sand castles and other constructs.
A beach is a popular form of "park" (Sunset Beach Park, O'ahu)In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachware of the period was considered immodest. This social standard still prevails in some Muslim countries. At the other extreme are nudist beaches, where swimware of any kind is discouraged. Towels and mats are typical beach "furniture".
See also
List of beaches, Beach cricket, Beach volleyball, Coast, Dune buggy, Pier, The Beach Boys.
Reference
- Bascom, W. 1980. Waves and Beaches. Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, New York. 366 p.
Beach is also found in the following titles:
- The Beach, a 1996 novel by Alex Garland, made into a movie of the same name.
- On the Beach, a famous end-of-the-world novel by Nevil Shute, made into a movie of the same name.
- On the Beach an album by singer/songwriter Neil Young
- Beaches, a movie starring Bette Midler
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Beach."
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Beach is a city located in Golden Valley County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,116. It is the county seat of Golden Valley County6.Geography
Beach is located at 46°54'57" North, 104°0'16" West (46.915774, -104.004450)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,116 people, 470 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The population density is 235.5/km² (610.3/mi²). There are 570 housing units at an average density of 120.3/km² (311.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.66% White, 0.00% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 470 households out of which 28.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% are married couples living together, 7.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% are non-families. 36.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 3.00. In the city the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 76.3 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,977, and the median income for a family is $35,536. Males have a median income of $25,515 versus $17,857 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,450. 17.6% of the population and 10.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 31.6% are under the age of 18 and 7.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Beach, North Dakota."
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Venice Beach pertains to the entire 2 mile stretch of beach on where Venice, California meets the Pacific Ocean. The term is understood to include the beach, the promenade that runs parallel to the beach named "Ocean Front Walk", Muscle Beach, the numerous beach volleyball courts, the bike trail and the businesses and residences that have their addresses on Ocean Front Walk.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Venice Beach, California."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| BEB | English | Beach Erosion Board | N/A |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Land | Coast, shore, scar, strand, beach; playa; bank, lea; seaboard, seaside, seabank, seacoast, seabeach; ironbound coast; loom of the land; derelict; innings; alluvium, alluvion; ancon. |
Obliquity | Acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity; gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent; shelving beach; talus; monagne Russe; facilis descensus averni. |
River | Gelasma/gr>; beach comber, riffle, rollers, ground swell, surf, breakers, white horses, whitecaps; rough sea, heavy sea, high seas, cross sea, long sea, short sea, chopping sea. |
Traveler | Tourist, excursionist, explorer, adventurer, mountaineer, hiker, backpacker, Alpine Club; peregrinator, wanderer, rover, straggler, rambler; bird of passage; gadabout, gadling; vagrant, scatterling, landloper, waifs and estrays, wastrel, foundling; loafer; tramp, tramper; vagabond, nomad, Bohemian, gypsy, Arab, Wandering Jew, Hadji, pilgrim, palmer; peripatetic; somnambulist, emigrant, fugitive, refugee; beach comber, booly; globegirdler, globetrotter; vagrant, hobo, night walker, sleep walker; noctambulist, runabout, straphanger, swagman, swagsman; trecker, trekker, zingano, zingaro. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I love The Beach Boys (Mr. Deeds; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin) Abby, the girl on the beach was a setup (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) You owe me a copy of the Beach Boy's greatest hits (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson) Ah! Beach Boys (Rush Hour; writing credit: Jim Kouf) You know, sunny beach, warm weather this would almost be a nice place to visit (Black Hawk Down; writing credit: Ken Nolan) | |
Lyrics | Just laying on the beach and having fun (All That She Wants; performing artist: Ace Of Base) Two cups, one in Senado one in Sand Beach (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez) Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist ("Born to Run"; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen) Nobody on the beach (The Boys of Summer; performing artist: Don Henley) Compton, Long Beach, Inglewood (The Next Episode; performing artist: Dr. Dre) | |
Movie/TV Titles | On the Beach (2000) Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) Fat Man on a Beach (1973) Terror on the Beach (1973) A Day at the Beach (1970) | |
Song Titles | The Beach Boys Medley (performing artist: The Beach Boys) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Car parts in West Palm Beach, Florida. Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding site. Credit: CDC. |  | Car junk yard in West Palm Beach, Florida. Potential mosquito breeding site. Credit: CDC. |
 | Langley Laboratory Annual Picnic, Buckroe Beach. Credit: NASA. |  | JFK, John Glenn and General Davis in Cocoa Beach Parade. Credit: NASA. |
 | A large bull sea lion guarding his harem on an Alaska beach. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Amphibious landing beach on Tinian at H+5 hours Note survey crew on left already beginning work for artillery survey. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Black lava sand beach on Tahiti. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Chapaquoit Beach, West Falmouth. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Gentle surf on the Folly Island Beach. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Beach Post" by Jim Barnes Commentary: "Cleethorpes Beach - Post." | "Beach One" by Michael Vella Commentary: "Woodstock Beach with Table Bay and cape Town in the background." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Shore birds cawing while waves lap onto the beach. | | Seagulls and pelicans calling on a Florida beach. |
| Ocean waves crashing on the beach with seagulls singing. | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh | One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few and they are more beautiful if they are a few. |
Nicolas Boileau-despreaux | Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | As we passed the head of the lane that led down to the beach, I noticed a single figure moving slowly along it, seawards |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | A magician wandered along the beach, but no one needed him. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The beach is perfectly dry, but at every step he takes, as soon as he lifts his foot, the print which it leaves fills with water |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And she will envy plump young bodies on the beach. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Never go barefoot, especially on the beach, hot sand, or rocks. (references) | |
Modified schedules for outdoor activities at school, camp, daycare centers, or the beach should be considered whenever possible so as to minimize UVR exposure. (references) | ||
Finally, the patient tries to relax his or her whole body. Many people imagine a peaceful scene—such as lying on the beach or by a beautiful lake. Passive relaxation does not involve tensing of muscles. (references) | ||
Business | Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lake Worth and Orlando are the major destinations. (references) | |
Southern Europe, with its beach resorts and warm weather, has many popular destinations, contrary to Northern Europe and its cooler climate. (references) | ||
Beach towels and larger towels (for sauna use, etc.) with the size of 127 x 183 cm are becoming popular along with jacquard velours or milling jacquards. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Antigua and Barbuda | The protesters alleged that the development would destroy the mangrove swamps, which are of environmental importance to the local fishing community, and lead to beach erosion and flooding. (references) |
Guatemala | Demonstrations were undertaken by: Coffee plantation workers calling for government assistance, fishermen denied beach access, indigenous communities dissatisfied with police and juridical services, high school students opposed to the national literacy campaign because they were being forced unwillingly to conduct after hours reading classes for adults with very little preparation and materials, and families of persons who disappeared during the conflict. (references) | |
Economic History | Samoa | The U.S. embassy is located at 5th Floor, Beach Road, Apia. (references) |
Human Rights | Korea | The three were identified as Kim Young Nam, who disappeared from Son Yu beach, and Yi Myong U and Hong Kyun Pyo, both of whom disappeared from Hong To island beach. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | For example, in August 2000, after Sa Oyana's escape from Black Beach Prison, his cousin Jesus Miguel Ondo Miyone, also a citizen of Spain, was arrested and detained. (references) | |
Equatorial Guinea | However, there were credible reports during the year that conditions have improved in some facilities, such as Black Beach prison in Malabo, where prisoners are provided with beds. (references) | |
Political Economy | COSTA RICA | Individuals or firms seeking concessions for beach front land, which by law are public and administered by local governments, must be Costa Rican or meet certain residency requirements. (references) |
Philippines | The terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) which traditionally operated only in the Sulu Archipelago, has resorted to kidnapping foreigners and Filipinos in Malaysia, and more far-flung domestic beach resorts in an effort to earn ransom money and advance their reputation as a terrorist (and Muslim separatist) force in the South. (references) | |
Trade | Argentina | EXIM has five regional offices in New York, NY; Miami, FL; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; or Long Beach, CA. (references) |
Travel | Sri Lanka | There are also dozens of fine beach resorts two to three hours away. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Always use sunblock with UVA and UVB protection (minimum SPF 30) when visiting the beach. (references) | |
Colombia | In Cartagena: the Hilton, Hotel Caribe, Las Américas Beach Resort, the Santa Clara, and the Santa Teresa. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Georgia | There were reports of Russian and Ukrainian women being sent to beach resorts in the summer months to work as prostitutes. (references) |
Sri Lanka | Protecting Environment and Children Everywhere (PEACE), a domestic NGO, estimates that there are at least 5,000 male children between the ages of 8 and 15 years who are engaged as sex workers both at beach and mountain resorts. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ZANZIBARI, n. An inhabitant of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, off the eastern coast of Africa. The Zanzibaris, a warlike people, are best known in this country through a threatening diplomatic incident that occurred a few years ago. The American consul at the capital occupied a dwelling that faced the sea, with a sandy beach between. Greatly to the scandal of this official's family, and against repeated remonstrances of the official himself, the people of the city persisted in using the beach for bathing. One day a woman came down to the edge of the water and was stooping to remove her attire (a pair of sandals) when the consul, incensed beyond restraint, fired a charge of bird-shot into the most conspicuous part of her person. Unfortunately for the existing entente cordiale between two great nations, she was the Sultana. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bob Newhart | Our voyage has received a lot of coverage in the newspaper, and I'd like to present our side of it. I think our firing on Miami Beach can best be termed ill-timed. |
Dan Rather | Thanks for staying here. Welcome back. We're going to take a call, go to the telephones now, from Virginia Beach, Virginia. You're on. |
Leslie Van Houten | Well, most of it was going to court. But I worked as a legal secretary. I spent a lot of time with my family and at the beach, you know. I like being around nature. |
Rosemary Clooney | I lost more friends. I lost more friends because they said, we are sick of the harpsichord from the summer and the beach. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | I'll see the beach, the barricades, and the graves. |
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| "Beach" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 86.18% of the time. "Beach" is used about 3,491 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 86.18% | 3,009 | 3,109 |
| Noun (proper) | 12.93% | 452 | 12,885 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.77% | 27 | 66,962 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.09% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,491 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "beach" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Beach | Last name | 13,000 | 945 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Beach First National Bancshares, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Beach, ND (city, FIPS 5420) |
Expressions using "beach": Apollo Beach ♦ at the beach ♦ Atlantic Beach ♦ bathing beach ♦ beach a boat ♦ beach aster ♦ beach bag ♦ beach ball ♦ beach buggy ♦ beach bum ♦ beach capacity ♦ beach chair ♦ beach City ♦ beach clam ♦ beach comber ♦ beach cusp ♦ beach erosion ♦ beach feeding ♦ beach fill ♦ Beach flea ♦ beach front ♦ beach goer ♦ beach goldenrod ♦ Beach grass ♦ beach group ♦ beach Haven ♦ beach Haven West ♦ beach heather ♦ beach house ♦ beach hut ♦ beach Lake ♦ beach landing ♦ beach minefield ♦ beach morning glory ♦ beach nourishment ♦ beach pancake ♦ beach Park ♦ beach pea ♦ beach plain ♦ Beach plum ♦ beach plum bush ♦ beach reserves ♦ beach robe ♦ Beach robin ♦ beach sand verbena ♦ beach seine ♦ beach strawberry ♦ beach towel ♦ beach umbrella ♦ beach volley ♦ beach volleyball ♦ beach waggon ♦ beach wagon ♦ beach wear ♦ beach wormwood ♦ belleair Beach ♦ bethany Beach ♦ Beverly Beach ♦ Boynton Beach ♦ Bradenton Beach ♦ Bradley Beach ♦ Briarwood Beach ♦ Butler Beach ♦ cannon Beach ♦ Capistrano Beach ♦ Carolina Beach ♦ Caswell Beach ♦ channel Islands Beach ♦ Chesapeake Beach ♦ chickamaw Beach ♦ Cliffwood Beach ♦ coast beach ♦ cocoa Beach ♦ colonial Beach ♦ Copalis Beach ♦ Craig Beach ♦ Crescent Beach ♦ crystal Beach ♦ Daytona Beach ♦ Daytona Beach Shores ♦ Deerfield Beach ♦ Delray Beach ♦ Detroit Beach ♦ Dewey Beach ♦ Edgewater Beach ♦ Edisto Beach ♦ Emerald Beach ♦ Estral Beach ♦ Ewa Beach ♦ Fairfield Beach ♦ Fernandina Beach ♦ Flagler Beach ♦ Folly Beach ♦ Fort Myers Beach ♦ Fort Walton Beach ♦ Gold Beach ♦ Golden Beach ♦ Grand Beach ♦ Grover Beach ♦ Harbor Beach ♦ Hermosa Beach. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "beach": beach-bags, beach-based, beach-boys, beach-bum, beach-clad, beach-cleaning, beach-comber, beach-combers, beach-combing, beach-fringed, beach-front, beach-garbage, beach-gear, beach-head, beach-heads, beach-house, beach-hut, beach-huts, beach-look, beach-nut, beach-robe, beach-sand. | |
Ending with "beach": braving-the-beach, ex-beach, Hicks-beach, How-to-stop-them-laughing-on-the-beach, mother-and-child-on-beach, pleasure-beach, raised-beach, storm-beach. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
beach | 37,967 | beach boy | 3,477 |
myrtle beach | 18,043 | daytona beach | 3,318 |
south beach diet | 14,768 | tropical beach | 3,306 |
beach vacation | 11,705 | mexico beach | 3,152 |
myrtle beach south carolina | 10,734 | beach umbrella | 3,108 |
nude beach | 10,169 | daytona beach florida | 3,034 |
virginia beach | 8,588 | beach girl | 2,925 |
california beach | 7,970 | south beach | 2,890 |
beach wear | 7,325 | west palm beach fl | 2,751 |
florida beach | 6,667 | beach picture | 2,655 |
panama beach florida | 6,635 | beach resort | 2,470 |
virginia beach va | 6,176 | virginia beach hotel | 2,432 |
beach chair | 5,579 | newport beach california | 2,316 |
beach rental | 5,418 | palm beach post | 2,184 |
beach towel | 5,380 | beach babe | 2,165 |
panama city beach | 4,630 | huntington beach ca | 2,080 |
myrtle beach hotel | 4,487 | miami beach fl | 2,018 |
long beach ca | 4,379 | beach topless | 1,977 |
beach hotel | 4,126 | hawaii beach | 1,936 |
beach toy | 4,113 | rehoboth beach delaware | 1,857 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "beach"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | strand. (various references) | |
Albanian | bregdet (coast, littoral, seaboard, seacoast, seafront, seashore, seaside, shore, waterside), top plazhi, plazh (Plage, sand, sands), nxjerr në breg. (various references) | |
Arabic | منطقة ساحلية, سحب مركبا, شاطئ (coast, margin, shore), دفع مركب إلى البحر. (various references) | |
Asturian | sablón. (various references) | |
Basque | hondartza. (various references) | |
Bemba | icipuna (chair, couch). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | крайбрежие (bank, coast, edge, littoral, seaboard, seacoast, seaside, waterside), морски бряг (coast, sea-bank, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside), плажен, плаж (foreshore, sands). (various references) | |
Catalan | platja. (various references) | |
Cebuano | baybay. (various references) | |
Chamorro | kanton tasi. (various references) | |
Chinese | 灘 (shoal), 海灘 , 海滩 (Beaches), 浦 , 濱 (bank, coast, shore), 岸 (bank, coast, shore). (various references) | |
Cornish | tréth. (various references) | |
Czech | pobřeží (coast, coastal area, sea coast, seaboard, seaside, shore, strand), pláž (sands, seashore, strand). (various references) | |
Danish | strand. (various references) | |
Dutch | strand (continuous strand, strand). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | mamacuchapac manña. (various references) | |
Esperanto | strando, plaĝo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | strond (bank, border, edge, shore). (various references) | |
Farsi | کناردریا (Shore), ساحل (Bank, Coast, Littoral, Shore), رنگ شنی , شن زار, بگل نشستن کشتی . (various references) | |
Finnish | rantahietikko (sands), ranta (bank, border, edge, shore, strand), kylpyranta. (various references) | |
French | plage. (various references) | |
Frisian | strân. (various references) | |
German | Strand (bank, border, edge, foreshore, seashore, seaside, shore, strand, waterfront). (various references) | |
Greek | αμμουδιά (sandy beach). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חוף (bank of a river, coast, shore, strand). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tengerpart (coast, coastline, littoral, sea coast, seaboard, seashore, sea-shore, seaside, shore), strand (Plage, sands, sea-shore). (various references) | |
Icelandic | strönd (coast, seaside, shore), fjara. (various references) | |
Indonesian | pantai (coast, ocean front, shore, strand), mendamparkan (wash ashore), gisik. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | sigjaq. (various references) | |
Irish | trÚ. (various references) | |
Italian | spiaggia (sand, shore), lido (seashore, seaside, shore, strand). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 浜 (seashore), 海 (sea). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ビーチ , なぎさ (shore, water's edge), なみうちぎわ, うみべ, うみ (birth, bringing into the world, production, pus, sea), かいがん (betterment, coast, enlightenment, improvement, incremental and continuous improvement, opening ones eyes to the truth, spiritual awakening), いそべ (seashore), いそ (seashore, shore), みずぎわ (water's edge), はまべ (foreshore), はま (seashore). (various references) | |
Korean | 바닷가 (Beaches). (various references) | |
Macedonian | plaza. (various references) | |
Malay | pantai. (various references) | |
Manx | traie (neap tide; cool, neap tide; cool of anger, recede; cooling, retreat, retreating, sandy seashore, shore, strand), tayrn neese ass yn aarkey, claddagh (bank, land by a river, littoral, polder, river bank), boorey (pebbly seashore). (various references) | |
Maori | one. (various references) | |
Norwegian | strand. (various references) | |
Occitan | plaja. (various references) | |
Papiamen | bich (pleasure), playa (city, town). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eachbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | praia (coast, sand, shore, strand, watering-place, waterside). (various references) | |
Provencal | plaja. (various references) | |
Romanian | trage la mal, se împotmoli (poach, settle in the mud, stick in the mud, swamp), prundiş (grit, pebble, shingle), prund (bank, gravel), plajå, plajã (foreshore, links, sand, strand), mal (bank, border, brink, coast, shore, strand), litoral (coast, coastline, littoral, seaboard, sea-shore, seaside, shore), eşua (abort, break down, come down, drop through, fail, fall, founder, ground, miscarry, pile up, run aground, run ashore, strand), coastã (coast, rib, sea-shore, seaside, shore, side, slope, wing), ţãrm (bank, border, brim, brink, clime, foreshore, haven, margin, refuge, region, river side, seaboard, sea-shore, seaside, shore, sphere, strand). (various references) | |
Ruanda | plage. (various references) | |
Russian | галька (boulder, jack-stone, pebble, pebble-stone, rubbish, shingle), взморье (offing), отлогий морской берег, берег (bank, coast, seaside, shore, shoreland, shoreside, strand, water front, waterside), пляж (plage). (various references) | |
Samoan | matafaga. (various references) | |
Scottish | tràigh (empty, pour out, shore, strand, the shore). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | plaža, žal (strand). (various references) | |
Sicilian | litturali. (various references) | |
Spanish | playa (foreshore, front, resort, sands, seashore, seaside, shore, strand, watering place). (various references) | |
Sranan | sekanti (coast, seaside, shore). (various references) | |
Swedish | strand (bank, border, edge, seafront, seaside, shore, strand, waterside), plage (Plage). (various references) | |
Tagalog | aplaya. (various references) | |
Thai | ชายหาด, ลากมาเกยหาด. (various references) | |
Turkish | plaj (bathing beach, Plage, seaside place, seaside resort), kumsal (Plage, sandbank, sandy seashore). (various references) | |
Turkmen | plяaЈ (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | узбережжя (coast, coastline, littoral), висаджуватися на берег (debark), витягти на берег, мілина (bank, bar, bench, shallow), береговий вал, посадити на мілину, положистий морський берег, пляж. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vị trí đầu cầu (beach-head), tiếng Anh địa phương ở miền tây Thái bình dương (beach-la-mar), người sống trên những đảo ở Thái bình dương (beach-comber), dù che ở bãi biển (beach umbrella). (various references) | |
Welsh | traeth (shore, strand). (various references) | |
Zulu | ilibhishi, ibhishi. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | acta, arena, litore, litoribus, litus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "beach": beachboy, beachboys, beachcomb, beachcombed, beachcomber, beachcombers, beachcombing, beachcombs, beached, beaches, beachfront, beachfronts, beachgoer, beachgoers, beachhead, beachheads, beachier, beachiest, beaching, beachside, beachwear, beachy. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "beach": seabeach. (additional references) | |
Words containing "beach": seabeaches. (additional references) | |
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"Beach" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bacchi, baec, baich, Bakht, balach, bauch, Beac, Beache, Beachie, beatch, Beath, beauc, Beauce, beca, becan, bech, Becht, beigh, beik, belah, Bemac, Benaco, Beragh, berakah, berch, Besakih, Beschi, Bhachu, Biac, biace, Biachu, biakh, biatch, bich, Bisakha, blach, Bmac, boach, Boaco, Boalch, bodachs, btech, buak, Buelach, ebac, ebauch, gemacht, seach, weach. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "beach" (pronounced bē"kh) |
| 3 | b ē" kh | beech. |
| 2 | -ē" kh | bleach, breach, breech, each, impeach, Leach, Leech, peach, preach, reach, screech, speech, teach. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-h" | |
-1 letter: ache, bach, each. | |
-2 letters: ace, bah, cab, hae. | |
-3 letters: ab, ae, ah, ba, be, eh, ha, he. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-h" | |
+1 letter: bached, baches, beachy, bleach, breach. | |
+2 letters: babiche, backhoe, batched, batcher, batches, beached, beaches, bechalk, becharm, braches, brachet, brecham, brechan, chamber, debauch. | |
+3 letters: babiches, bachelor, backache, backhoes, barouche, batchers, bathetic, beachboy, beachier, beaching, bechalks, bechamel, bechance, becharms, bedchair, berdache, blanched, blancher, blanches, bleached, bleacher, bleaches, brachets, branched, branches, breached, breacher, breaches, brechams, brechans, broached, broacher, broaches, caboched, caboshed, cashable, chambers, chasuble, chewable, cohobate, hecatomb, rebranch, seabeach. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Company Usage | 17. Cities 18. Expressions 19. Expressions: Internet 20. Translations: Modern | 21. Translations: Ancient 22. Abbreviations 23. Acronyms 24. Derivations | 25. Rhymes 26. Anagrams 27. Bibliography |
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