beach house
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a house built on or near a beach
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a house built on or near a beach
A beach house is a house on or near a beach, generally used as a vacation (or secondary) home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods. A beach house is seen in some areas as a status symbol, for example many of Melbourne's wealthiest residents own beach houses in Portsea, a coastal suburb in Victoria, Australia, including billionaire Lindsay Fox.
The term "beach house" also refers to any real estate that is near to the beach. In the Scandinavian countries there is a long tradition of building summer houses. In Britain, Denmark and other North European countries a beach house can be a day house, usually beside a sandy bay in a seaside resort, designed for protection from inclement weather.
Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens which a special character, special planting and a particular type of leisure use. One of the most famous twentieth century beach gardens was made by Derek Jarman at Dungeness. It celebrated local materials, native plants and the openness of the site. Other beach gardens have tried to create an isolated microclimate. Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens.
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