Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of property (real estate): located on a beach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a strip of land running along a beach
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach English front English beachfront From beach + front.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
