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beached

The correct spelling is beached.

How to pronounce beached

adjective

IPA: /biːtʃt/

Say it like: Bee-che-d

The correct spelling is beached. Having a beach. For example: "It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices."

Usage Examples

It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.

a beached whale

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having a beach.
  2. 2.Run or brought ashore
  3. 3.Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach

verb

  1. 1.To run aground on a beach.
  2. 2.To run (something) aground on a beach.
  3. 3.(of a vehicle) To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.

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