unbeach

verb

unbeach

verb

Etymology From un- + beach.

1

To free from being grounded on a beach.

  • And I've seen it tear my family up for three generations back. And all of us kids drink like recently unbeached fish.1991, Jerome McDonough, Alky: a play about teens and alcohol, page 11:
  • Young people like you have sponsored devastated refugee families. They've run for cancer research and unbeached whales. Never feel powerless. You have clout.2003, Lynn Johnston, Andie Parton, Leaving Home: Survival of the Hippest, page 97:

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