Beach Biːtʃ Miles Tourists Sunbathing South Coast Noun

• tourists sunbathing on the beach
• a sandy/pebble/shingle beach
• a beach bar
• a town on the south coast of england

beach

1. an area of sand or small stones (called shingle), beside the sea or a lake
• tourists sunbathing on the beach
• a sandy/pebble/shingle beach
• a beach bar
• a town on the south coast of England
• The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
• That’s a pretty stretch of coast.
• She took the kids to the beach for the day.
• sandy beaches
• a trip to the seaside
• a seaside resort.
• California’s rugged coastline
• We went for a walk along the sand.
• a resort with miles of golden sands
• He liked to look for shells on the seashore.

Extra Examples

• He walked along the beach.
• She lay on the beach and read her book.
• The island group has over 230 miles of pristine tropical beaches.
• They met at the beach.
• They sat on a grassy hill overlooking the beach.
• a beautiful golden beach stretching for miles
• She met him in a beach bar.
• She took the kids to the beach for the day.
• There are miles of beautiful sandy beaches.
• To the south is West Bay, a small port with a shingle beach.
• We could see tourists sunbathing on the beach.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (denoting shingle on the seashore): perhaps related to Old English bæce, bece ‘brook’ (an element that survives in place names such as Wisbech and Sandbach), assuming an intermediate sense ‘pebbly river valley’.