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beachside

beachside

1 1.4
Next to a beach, often with views of the sea
  • adjective
  • /ˈbiːtʃsaɪd/
translation icon : junto a la playa
  • In the first of six qasidas opening Schimmel's Hebrew collection Qasida, the scene shifts from the traditional abandoned desert abode to a beachside makeshift tent.

Examples

  • Carillon Beach is a quiet, upscale, gated, beachside village.

  • We are a special beachside city that's distinct and unique from Los Angeles.

  • The man is talented, but he's not a beachside private eye who can handle himself in a fight.

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  • Under pressure from Republicans to spend more time campaigning, Romney aides were considering adding stops in Colorado and Ohio to a schedule that planned to have the candidate spending much of the weekend at his beachside home in La Jolla, California.

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  • Hyannis Port features a series of quaint, beachside homes along the shore.

  • Mr. Burke enjoys the peacefulness of his beachside cottage near the Gulf of Mexico.

Synonyms

coastal
vsbeachside
129 2.4

Near the sea or ocean

is the more specific position directly beside the sandy shore
by the sea
vsbeachside
25 1.0

Close to the sea at the edge of the land

is specifically next to the sandy shoreline rather than merely seaside
onshore
vsbeachside
15 3.5

Located on land near the sea or moving from the sea toward the land

denotes being immediately beside the sandy shore rather than movement or landward position
longshore
vsbeachside
1 5.3

Near the sea along the coast where waves and winds move sand

is focused on the sandy edge area, not the whole stretch
inshore
vsbeachside
1 4.2

Close to the shore of the sea

is located on the sandy part of shore rather than near it
nearshore
vsbeachside
1 3.5

Close to the shore where the water is shallow

is at the sandy shoreline itself rather than merely near the water
shoreside
vsbeachside
4.1

Near the edge of a body of water

is placed next to a sandy shore rather than any general coast
coastside
vsbeachside
  • US
3.7

Near the sea, used for towns and places by the water

is narrower, meaning directly beside the sandy shoreline rather than broad coast
oceanside
vsbeachside
3.1

Next to the ocean, near the shore

is beside the sandy shoreline rather than beside deep ocean waters

How Close

beachfront
20 3.3
beachside
1 1.4
nearby
312 1.0
inland
31 3.8

Surface Forms

beachside positive

Morphology

beachside = beach + side (transparent) = beach + side

A clear noun+noun compound where 'side' denotes an area adjacent to the beach, so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Beachside is simply the parts beach and side, so it literally means the 'side of the beach'; like in seaside, it describes something located next to the beach, which is why a beachside apartment sits by the sand.