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A beach is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles along the shoreline of a body of water.

Beach may also refer to:

• Beaching (nautical), to lay a vessel ashore, or ground it deliberately

In architecture:

• Urban beach, a portion of sand or park land located in an urban area.

In literature:

• Beaches (novel), a 1986 novel by Iris Rainer Dart
• The Beach (novel), a 1996 novel by Alex Garland
• Sebastian Beach, Lord Emsworth's butler in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse

In film:

• Beaches (film), a 1988 movie starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
• The Beach (film), a 2000 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio

In nature:

• Wader, also known as beach bird

People:

• Edward L. Beach, Jr. ( - ) U.S. naval officer, submarine commander, best-selling author, winner of the Navy Cross, and the most distinguished person with the surname "Beach".
• Alfred Ely Beach (1826-96), inventor and publisher
• Amy Beach (1867-1944), American composer, also known as Mrs. H.H.A. Beach.
• David Nelson Beach (1848-1926), American theologian
• Harlan Page Beach (1854-1933), American missionary, brother of David Nelson Beach
• Moses Yale Beach (1800-68), American inventor and publisher
• Nelson J. Beach (1800-1876), New York politician
• Ralph H. Beach, co-inventor of the Edison-Beach railcar
• Rex Beach (1877-1949), American author
• Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), editor and bookseller

Places

• Beach, Gloucestershire, a village in England
• Beach, North Dakota, a town in the USA

[edit] See also

• On the Beach (disambiguation)
• List of beaches
• Beech
• Beechwood
• Beechcraft

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