beach blanket

noun

: a blanket one sits or lies on at the beach

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In summer, the bar and restaurant extend into the courtyard like a scene from a '50s beach blanket movie. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Baker Beach is a great place to lay out a beach blanket and picnic with your family or hike with your dog. — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 Just outside of Sarasota is Siesta Key, a terrific spot to lay your beach blanket, pop up the umbrella, and spend the day… or more. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 Over years of reading outdoors—seated on a park bench, sprawled on a beach blanket—I’ve come to see reading as an experience that, rather than offering an escape from my surroundings, in fact supplements my appreciation of the setting. — Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beach blanket

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“Beach blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20blanket. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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