beachside

adjective

beach·​side ˈbēch-ˌsīd How to pronounce beachside (audio)
Synonyms of beachsidenext
: located at a beach
beachside property

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More news Record-breaking king tides have flooded beachside bars and restaurants, from Redondo Beach to Long Beach. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Just ask folks like Nicolas Cage, who has been racing to combat a sinkhole that recently opened up in the driveway of his beachside Malibu home. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 Soon, around a dozen others joined him, sleeping on and off for a month until the beachside tent camp was fully demolished when Spanish police removed a few thousand migrants. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Construction spans multiple floors, and the pool and patio, once a beachside oasis, have been reduced to a concrete platform. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beachside

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beachside was in 1869

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