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| Käännös | Konteksti |
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| Substantiivit |
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| 4. | | slangi |
| 5. | | slangi |
| Verbit |
| 6. | | merenkulku |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
- (UK dialectal, Sussex, Kent) The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
- (motor racing, euphemistic) Synonym of gravel trap.
- (sports) A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.
- Euphemistic form of bitch.
Verbit
- (intransitive) To run aground on a beach.
- (transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.
- (of a vehicle) To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
Esimerkit
- Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path […]. It twisted and turned,[...]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights. 'Twas the house I'd seen the roof of from the beach.
- Up and down, the beach lay empty for miles.
- — Un phénomène encore inconnu a amené un nombre sans précédent de dauphins à s’échouer sur les rives du cap Code dans le Massachusetts.
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