beaching

incontable

A noun referring to the act of intentionally running a vessel (such as a ship or boat) aground onto a shore or beach, often for maintenance, salvage, or as a deliberate action.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción de llevar intencionadamente una embarcación (como un barco o un bote) a tierra o a aguas poco profundas, ya sea para reparaciones, rescate o como maniobra deliberada.

1. Stranding of marine animals B2 formal

   The event where a marine animal, such as a whale or dolphin, becomes stuck on a shore and cannot return to the water.

   • The beaching of the whale attracted a large crowd of onlookers.
   • Scientists are investigating the cause of the mass beaching event.
   • Rescue teams worked tirelessly to prevent the beaching of the pod of dolphins.

   🇪🇸Varamiento de animales marinos

A verb used to indicate the act of running or driving a boat or ship onto a shore or beach, or to leave something stranded on a beach.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa hacer varar o llevar una embarcación a la costa o playa, o dejar algo encallado en la playa.

1. To run aground B2 formal

   To bring a boat or ship onto the shore, intentionally or accidentally.

   • The captain decided to beach the boat to avoid the storm.
   • The ship was beached during the high tide.
   • They beached the canoe and set up camp on the sand.

   🇪🇸varar

   Sinónimos: groundlandrun agroundstrand

   Antónimos: disembarkfloatlaunchrefloat

2. To leave stranded B2 informal

   To cause someone or something to be left in a difficult or helpless position.

   • The tourists were beached when their bus broke down.
   • He felt beached after losing his job and his apartment.
   • The company was beached by the sudden economic downturn.

   🇪🇸varar

   Sinónimos: groundmaroonrun agroundstrand

• beached past participle
• beached past simple
• beaching present participle
• beaches third person singular