plage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/plɑːʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pläzh)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
plage  (pläzh),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.
  2. Astronomya luminous area in the sun's chromosphere that appears in the vicinity of a sunspot.
  • Greek plágios slanting, sideways; see plagio-
  • Late Latin plagia shore, noun, nominal use of feminine of plagius horizontal
  • Italian piaggia
  • French
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plage / plɑːʒ/
  1. a bright patch in the sun's chromosphere
Etymology: French, literally: beach, strand
'plage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
plagal - plague - playa

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