beaching - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ

beaching

1. present participle and gerund of beach

beaching (plural beachings)

1. An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.

   • 2001 January 26, David Malakoff, “ECOLOGY: A Roaring Debate Over Ocean Noise”, in Science‎^[1], volume 291, number 5504, →DOI, pages 576–578:

     Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area.

   • 2007 September 16, Ray Rivera, “2nd Shark Washes Up on Rockaway Beach and Is Pushed Back”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters.