unbeach

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ beach.

Verb

unbeach (third-person singular simple present unbeaches, present participle unbeaching, simple past and past participle unbeached)

1. (transitive) To free from being grounded on a beach.
   • 1991, Jerome McDonough, Alky: a play about teens and alcohol, page 11:

     And I've seen it tear my family up for three generations back. And all of us kids drink like recently unbeached fish.

   • 2003, Lynn Johnston, Andie Parton, Leaving Home: Survival of the Hippest, page 97:

     Young people like you have sponsored devastated refugee families. They've run for cancer research and unbeached whales. Never feel powerless. You have clout.