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Meaning of beached

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

beached

Pronunciation:/biːtʃt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To run aground on a beach.

  2. To run (something) aground on a beach.

  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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Run or brought ashore

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

  2. Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach

    Example: a beached whale