noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone. obsolete

   "King Henry and his faction nesteled and strēgthēd him and his alies in the North regions and boreal plage."

2. 2
   the beach at a seaside resort wordnet
3. 3
   A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bankbeachbermcoastcoastlandcoastline

Example

More examples

"King Henry and his faction nesteled and strēgthēd him and his alies in the North regions and boreal plage."

Etymology

From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.