beach umbrella

noun

1. a large umbrella used to provide shade on sunny beaches, lawns, etc.

Example Sentences

Françoise Gilot, who died last year at 101, first became renowned for her 1964 memoir “Life with Picasso,” which chronicled her decade-long affair with the older artist; a famous 1948 Robert Capa photograph of Picasso holding a beach umbrella over her as they walked on the sand added to the legend.

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My arguments on vacation have always been dreary — disagreements with my mom on how far to walk before setting up a beach umbrella, squabbles with friends over where to eat — but other people’s vacation arguments are sinister and seductive.

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An 11-year-old girl sits under a beach umbrella in red lipstick and a polka dot bathing suit.

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With Earth at its hottest in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: the equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.

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With Earth at its hottest in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: the equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.

From New York Times