Beachy Head

proper noun

A high, prominent headland and cliff in Eastbourne borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV5895).

OriginOld French beau chef →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Beachey Head

  1. A high, prominent headland and cliff in Eastbourne borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV5895).

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbeau chef“beautiful headland”
  2. EnglishBeachy Head

From Old French beau chef (“beautiful headland”), recorded as Beauchef in 1279, later anglicised as Beachy Head.

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APA

Beachy Head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beachy%20Head

MLA

“Beachy Head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beachy%20Head. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beachy Head,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beachy%20Head.

Source: Beachy Head on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.