beached

/biːtʃt/

adjective

  1. 1

    Having a beach.

verb

  1. 1

    To run aground on a beach.

  2. 2

    To run (something) aground on a beach.

  3. 3

    (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.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Run or brought ashore

    “It is here, next to the beached ship of Odysseus, that the Achaeans of the Iliad hold their assemblies and perform their sacrifices.”
  2. 2

    Stranded and helpless, especially on a beach

    “a beached whale”

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