BAYONET [Sp. bayoneta]. A pike-dagger to fit on the muzzle of a musket, so as not to interfere with its firing.
BAZAR, or Bazaar. A market or market-place. An oriental term.
BAZARAS. A large flat-bottomed pleasure-boat of the Ganges, moved with both sails and oars.
BEACH. A littoral margin, or line of coast along the sea-shore, composed of sand, gravel, shingle, broken shells, or a mixture of them all: any gently sloping part of the coast alternately dry and covered by the tide. The same as strand.
BEACH, To. Sudden landing—to run a boat on the shore, to land a person with intent to desert him—an old buccaneer custom. To land a boat on a beach before a dangerous sea, this demands practical skill, for which the Dover and Deal men are famed.
BEACH-COMBERS. Loiterers around a bay or harbour.
BEACH-COMBING. Loafing about a port to filch small things.
BEACH-FLEA. A small crustacean (Talitra) frequenting sandy shores.
BEACH-GRASS. Alga marina thrown up by the surf or tide.
BEACHING A VESSEL. See under [Voluntary Stranding]. Also, the act of running a vessel up on the beach for various purposes where there is no other accommodation.