Množina: beaches

City in North Dakota (USA); zip code 58621.

Množina: beaches

ETYM Cf. Swed. backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Related to Bank.
(Homonym: beech).
(Irregular plural: beaches).
An area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
Strip of land bordering the sea, normally consisting of boulders and pebbles on exposed coasts or sand on sheltered coasts. It is usually defined by the high- and low-water marks. A berm, a ridge of sand and pebbles, may be found at the farthest point that the water reaches.
The material of the beach consists of a rocky debris eroded from exposed rocks and headlands, or carried in by rivers. The material is transported to the beach, and along the beach, by waves that hit the coastline at an angle, resulting in a net movement of the material in one particular direction. This movement is known as longshore drift. Attempts are often made to halt longshore drift by erecting barriers (groynes, at right angles to the movement. Pebbles are worn into round shapes by being battered against one another by wave action and the result is called shingle. The finer material, the sand, may be subsequently moved about by the wind form sand dunes. Apart from the natural process of longshore drift, a beach may be threatened by the commercial use of sand and aggregate, by the mineral industry—since particles of metal ore are often concentrated into workable deposits by the wave action—and by pollution (for example, by oil spilled or dumped at sea).

To land on a beach, as of watercraft.

Množina: beach balls

Large and light; for play at the seaside. beach-ball
A large inflated ball for use at the beach.

Množina: beach ball pointers

Množina: Beach Boys

The, US pop group formed 1961. They began as exponents of vocal-harmony surf music with Chuck Berry guitar riffs (their hits include ‘Surfin’ US’ 1963 and ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ 1965), but the compositions, arrangements, and production by Brian Wilson (1942– ) became highly complex under the influence of psychedelic rock, as in ‘Good Vibrations’ 1966. Wilson spent most of the next 20 years in retirement but returned with a solo album 1988.

Množina: beach buggies

Dune buggy.

Množina: beach bums

Množina: beach chairs

Množina: Beach cities

1. Town in Texas (USA).
2. Village in Ohio (USA); zip code 44608.

Množina: beach erosions

The erosion of beaches.

Množina: beach fleas

Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches; SYN. sand hopper, sandhopper, sand flea.

Množina: beach guardians

Množina: Beach Havens

Borough in New Jersey (USA).

Množina: Beach Haven Wests

Unincorporated community in New Jersey (USA).