Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the beach

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: on the beach
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Removed or retired from an active shipboard position in the navy or merchant navy.

Example Sentences

"Ericson had been axed from the navy in 1927, after ten years’ service: he had been on the beach for two hard years[.]"
"[O]fficers received only half pay when not on active service. Even Horatio Nelson spent five years “on the beach”[.]"

Frequently Paired Words

furloughed grounded

Questions

What does on the beach mean?: Removed or retired from an active shipboard position in the navy or merchant navy.

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