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Plage vs Beach - What's the difference?

plage | beach |

As nouns the difference between plage and beach

is that plage is a region; country while beach is the shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

As a verb beach is

to run (something) aground on a beach.

As a proper noun Beach is

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plage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a region; country
  • * Chaucer
  • The plages of the north.
  • (label) a bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun
  • (Webster 1913) ----

    beach

    English

    (wikipedia beach)

    Noun

    (es)
  • The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
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  • (rft-sense) A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
  • *
  • The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
  • Synonyms

    * * (horizontal strip of land adjoining water) sand, strand, backshore

    Derived terms

    {{der3, beach break , beach volleyball , beachball , beachberry , beachboy , beachcast , beachcomber , beachfront , beach flea , beachgrass , beachline , beach wagon}}

    Verb

    (es)
  • To run (something) aground on a beach.
  • Synonyms

    * strand

    Derived terms

    * unbeached