Meaning of beach

beach

1. an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
2. the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.
3. the area adjacent to a seashore: We're vacationing at the beach.

1. to haul or run onto a beach: We beached the ship to save it.
2. to make inoperative or unemployed.

Beach

1. 1800–68, U.S. newspaper publisher.
2. 1877–1949, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.