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noun 
  1. A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
1988: "Up and down, the lay empty for miles." - Second Son, Robert Ferro
Translations: 
  • Dutch: strand(nl)n
  • French: plage(fr)f
  • German: Strand(de)m
  • Italian: spiaggia(it)f
  • Spanish: playa(es)f
verb (beach, es)
  1. To run (something) aground on a beach.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: stranden
  • German: stranden
Etymology: From Old English bíce, bece "stream," from Proto-Gemanic
  • bakiz


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