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Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach proper noun: a long shingle beach or bank in Dorset, England, that stretches north-west from Portland towards Abbotsbury, with a lagoon on the landward side.

chesil beach: a long shingle beach or bank in Dorset, England, that stretches north-west from Portland towards...
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Proper noun

Chesil Beach

  1. A long shingle beach or bank in Dorset, England, that stretches north-west from Portland towards Abbotsbury, with a lagoon on the landward side.

Questions about Chesil Beach

What does Chesil Beach mean?
Chesil Beach means a long shingle beach or bank in Dorset, England, that stretches north-west from Portland towards Abbotsbury, with a lagoon on the landward side.
What part of speech is Chesil Beach?
Chesil Beach is a proper noun.

Words near Chesil Beach in the dictionary

  1. Cheshunt South
  2. Cheshvan
  3. chesible
  4. chesibles
  5. chesil
  6. Chesil Beach
  7. Cheskian
  8. Cheskians
  9. Chesler
  10. Cheslers
  11. Chesley

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