English Explanatory Dictionary

Beachy Head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A high, prominent headland and cliff in Eastbourne borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV5895).

Word forms

Beachy Head Beachey Head

Etymology

From Old French beau chef (“beautiful headland”), recorded as Beauchef in 1279, later anglicised as Beachy Head.

Related words

beachhead
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