"beach book" meaning in English

See beach book in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: beach books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beach book (plural beach books)
  1. An easy, lightweight, or undemanding novel suitable for holiday reading. Synonyms: beach read
    Sense id: en-beach_book-en-noun-zEPa3RVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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