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Run or brought ashore
“Fishermen found a 50-foot, 50-ton sperm whale beached on the coast of Taiwan last Saturday.”
On the bottom of
Past tense for to run aground on a beach, typically of a ship or vessel
“The marines' assault echelon had three hours to offload before tidefall threatened to beach their ships.”
Past tense for to become stranded out of the water, especially on a beach
“Try as we may, no one has been able to fully explain why whales and dolphins beach themselves in the hundreds each year.”
Past tense for to catch a fish or marine animal, especially on a beach
“With the fish leaping constantly, I led it surely but gently upstream onto the shallow riffle in order to beach it.”
Past tense for to reach land, especially of a vessel
Past tense for to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island
Past tense for to arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly
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