[f. BEACH v.1 + -ING1.] The action of running or hauling a vessel up on the beach.

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1871.  Daily News, 26 Sept., 5/2. The beaching and wreck of Her MAJESTY’S ship Megæra.

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1875.  Bedford, Sailor’s Pocket Bk., vi. 221. The beaching or landing of a boat.

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