beachside en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbit͡ʃˌsaɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bakiz Proto-West Germanic *baki Old English bæċ Middle English bache English beach Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English beachside From beach + side.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, rare) Bordering a beach
Among its bungalows, the cheapest are simple wooden affairs well off the beach, while the priciest are beachside, a/c and cottage-like.
2015, Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Thailand's Beaches and Islands, →ISBN:beachside property
The video – posted by Trump on his Truth Social account last week – depicts a family emerging from the wreckage of war-torn Gaza into a beachside resort town lined with skyscrapers.
2025 March 6, Rachel Hall, “‘Trump Gaza’ AI video intended as political satire, says creator”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:If you'd rather be beachside than poolside, scuba, surfing and fishing are all easily arranged from here.
2015, Sean Connolly, Senegal, →ISBN, page 111:Very beachside. His mother always had a flair for interior design.
2010, JoAnna Christine Daniels, The Gateway, →ISBN, page 6:Temperatures in the western suburbs of Sydney, far from the upmarket beachside glamour, reached 47C (117F) last week, topping the 44C I experienced there the week before. For reference, if it reached 47C in the middle of the Sahara desert, that would be an unusually hot day.
2017 February 20, Paul Mason, “Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2019:
Translations (2)
fi rannalla (bordering a beach) · fi ranta- (bordering a beach)