Real Dictionary

beach
countable noun: A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
verb: If something such as a boat beaches, or if it is beached, it is pulled or forced out of the water and onto land.

beach in American English
a nearly level stretch of pebbles and sand beside a sea, lake, etc., often washed by high water; sandy shore; strand
to ground (a boat) on a beach
noun: an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore
transitive verb: to haul or run onto a beach

beach in British English
noun: an extensive area of sand or shingle sloping down to a sea or lake, esp the area between the high- and low-water marks on a seacoast