Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
BEACH
I. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1535
shore pebbles ; shingle ,
2. a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments, a seashore area,
II. transitive verb
Date: 1838
to run or drive ashore, to strand on or as if on a beach