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beach
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + beach
crowded
• In the summer the beaches get very crowded.
quiet
(= with few people on it )
• The beaches on this side of the island are quieter.
deserted/empty
(= with no one on it )
• We took a boat to a deserted beach.
a sandy beach
• Corfu is known for its sandy beaches.
a shingle/pebble/pebbly beach
(= covered with very small stones )
• Both resorts have small shingle beaches.
a rocky beach
(= with large rocks on it )
• They anchored the boat off a rocky beach.
a long beach
• All around the coast of Lanzarote are long beaches of golden sand.
a white/golden beach
• The house was beside a dazzling white beach.
a private beach
(= owned by someone, so you need permission to use it )
• The hotel has its own private beach.
a public beach
(= for everyone to use )
• The public beaches were very dirty.
verbs
lie on the beach
• I find it boring just lying on the beach all day.
go to the beach
• They've gone to the beach for the weekend.
walk on/along the beach
• She loved to walk along the beach in the early morning.
beach + NOUN
a beach holiday
British English (= a holiday spent mainly at the beach )
• She loves beach holidays, while he prefers city breaks.
a beach resort
• This is one of the most popular beach resorts in Greece.
a beach hut
(= a small building on the beach for storing things such as swimming or sports equipment )
• a row of brightly painted beach huts
a beach bar/restaurant
(= on the beach )
• We watched the sun go down from the beach bar.
a beach towel
• They spread out beach towels and opened parasols.
beach volleyball/football
(= played on the beach )
• Who wants a game of beach volleyball?
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noun ADJ. beautiful, fine, lovely, magnificent, palm-fringed, sun-drenched | golden, sandy, white | pebble, shingle | bathing, pleasure | deserted, empty, private, secluded BEACH + VERB stretch a beautiful golden beach stretching for miles PREP. along a/the ~ He walked along the beach. | at a/the ~ They met at the beach. | on a/the ~ She lay on the beach and read her book.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary