beaching
/ˈbiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.
Example Sentences
- "Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area."
- "The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters."