Beachcombing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Beachcombing is a noun meaning The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
Meaning
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
More Meanings
- An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
- present participle and gerund of beachcomb
Example Sentences
I wandered along, sifting through the Thames' beachcombings. In a patch of sand lay a section of soft pink roof tile some two inches square or so, and witha peg hole.
The beachcombings – the wood, the metal, the stones – were more than functional, collected and sorted and arranged as things that were lovely in their own right, artefacts.
Word Forms
- beachcombings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strandloper, conchology, beachcam, beaching, seasider, tidepooling.
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