Beach Definition, Examples & Common Collocations

Meaning 1：sandy shoreline (beach)

beach 🔊

/biːtʃ/

the sandy or rocky area right next to the sea or ocean.

Sunny beach with golden sand, calm ocean waves, and umbrellas

sandy shoreline 🔊

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/ˈsændi ˈʃɔːrlaɪn/

A beach is a landform along the edge of a body of water, typically covered with sand, pebbles, or rocks, and used for recreation.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'bæce' meaning stream or brook, later applied to the shore.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'B' for 'Blue' water and 'EACH' grain of sand.

📖 Example

The children spent the whole afternoon building sandcastles on the beach. 🔊 The children spent the whole afternoon building sandcastles on the beach.

🔗 Collocations

go to the beach – visit the seaside for recreation

beach towel – a large towel used for lying on the sand

beach vacation – a holiday spent at a coastal location

🔄 Synonyms

shore (n.) – the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water

coast (n.) – the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land

seaside (n.) – an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for holidays

🚫 Antonyms

mountain (n.) – a large natural elevation of the earth's surface, opposite of a low-lying coastal area

desert (n.) – a barren area of land with little precipitation, contrasting with a water-adjacent beach

🌱 Derivatives

beachy (adj.) – relating to or resembling a beach

beaching (v.) – the act of bringing a boat or sea creature onto a beach

beached (adj.) – stranded on a beach

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'beach' originally referred to a stream or pebbly area by a river. Over time, it came to mean the sandy or rocky shore by the sea.