beachside

Beach·side
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US/ˈbit͡ʃˌsaɪd//ˈbiːtʃ.saɪd/

adjective

Bordering a beach

“beachside property”

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

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adjectivebeachside (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareBordering a beach

    beachside property

    5 more examples

    Very beachside. His mother always had a flair for interior design.

    2010, JoAnna Christine Daniels, The Gateway, →ISBN, page 6

    If you'd rather be beachside than poolside, scuba, surfing and fishing are all easily arranged from here.

    2015, Sean Connolly, Senegal, →ISBN, page 111

    Among its bungalows, the cheapest are simple wooden affairs well off the beach, while the priciest are beachside, a/c and cottage-like.

    2015, Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Thailand's Beaches and Islands, →ISBN

    Temperatures in the western suburbs of Sydney, far from the upmarket beachside glamour, reached 47C (117F) last week, topping the 44C I experienced there the week before. For reference, if it reached 47C in the middle of the Sahara desert, that would be an unusually hot day.

    2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2019

    The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.

    2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
nounbeachside (countable and uncountable, plural beachsides)

plural beachsides

  1. countableuncountableThe land bordering a beach.

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Origin

Beachside · proper noun

The town is located on a beach.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish ranta-, rannalla
  • ranta-bordering a beach
  • rannallabordering a beach
  • rantamaaland bordering a beach
  • rantaland bordering a beach

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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APA

beachside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachside

MLA

“beachside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beachside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beachside.

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