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Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family Mactridae, as the common American species. (Mactra, / Spisula, solidissima); -- called also beach clam, and surf clam.
A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced.
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pl.
of Beach
n.
A beach lying along the sea.
v. i.
To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.
v. t.
To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach a ship.
n.
Strand; beach.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Beach
n.
A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm.
imp. & p. p.
of Beach
n.
The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach.
a.
Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches; shingly.
n.
A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach.
n.
A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea). See Beach grass, under Beach.
n.
A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.
n.
A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.
p. p. & a.
Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the ship is beached.
n.
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river.
p. p. & a.
Bordered by a beach.
n.
Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidae. See Beach flea, under Beach.
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