beach

English

/bit͡ʃ/, /biːt͡ʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
  • A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  • (UK) The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
  • (motorsports)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bache, bæcche (bank, sandbank) inherited from Old English beċe, bæċe (beck, brook, stream) inherited from *baki (brook, beach) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (brook, beach, stream, strand, baking) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog- (flowing water, stream).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰog-

Gloss

flowing water, stream

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

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