beaching

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ

Verb

beaching

  1. present participle and gerund of beach

Noun

beaching (plural beachings)

  1. An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
    • 2001 January 26, David Malakoff, “ECOLOGY: A Roaring Debate Over Ocean Noise”, in Science‎[1], volume 291, number 5504, →DOI, pages 576–578:
      Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area.
    • 2007 September 16, Ray Rivera, “2nd Shark Washes Up on Rockaway Beach and Is Pushed Back”, in New York Times‎[2]:
      The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters.
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