Collocations for "beach"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "beach" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
beach
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [sandy, rocky, white, virgin, pebble, shingle] beach
- a [nude, nudist, gay] beach
- am going to the beach (today)
- [lying, sitting] on the beach
- [tanning, swimming, sunbathing] at the beach
- [sunbathe, play frisbee, fly a kite] on the beach
- [walk, stroll, jog] [on, along] the beach
- look for [shells, coins] on the beach
- swim [out from, to] the beach
- [patrol, guard, clean] the beach
- a [trip, vacation] to the beach
- (some of the) [finest, most beautiful] beaches in the world
- a beach [ball, towel, umbrella]
- a beach [resort, hotel, restaurant, vacation]
- have a beach house
- proper beach attire
- beach- [side, front] restaurants
- get a beach body
- beached the [ship, boat, vessel]
- beached in [the shallows, Australia]
- beached to [prevent, avoid]
- beached for repairs
- [the ship] beached itself
'beach' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Caribbean
- a shell
- a stone's throw
- accommodation
- backpack
- ball
- bikini
- black
- body
- brown
- calm
- camera
- chill
- clam
- comb
- crab
- day
- drowning
- escape
- fill
- flag
- foam
- fridge
- gather
- getaway
- go
- gorgeous
- haul
- hotel
- house
- hut
- jellyfish
- jog
- jogging
- joint
- kite
- lick
- lip
- luxury
- marriage
- mile
- mob
- moor
- neck
- palm
- paradise
- part
- party
- path
- pebble