beaching

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of beach

noun

1. An event in which a marine animal beaches itself.

   “Before the beachings, he notes, his team had spotted about 50 of the unusual Cuvier's beaked whales in the study area.”

   “The beachings, coming so close together, are considered extremely rare, in part because threshers mainly rove deep waters.”