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adjective
- 1. left without the means to move from somewhere: "she offers a lift to a stranded commuter" Similar
- 2. (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore: "a stranded whale" Similar
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STRANDED definition: 1. unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money: 2…. Learn more.
Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.
STRANDED meaning: 1. unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money: 2…. Learn more.
Anything left behind or stuck can be called stranded, like a stranded fish in a tidal pool, or a stranded child at a fair. Stranded involves being left somewhere unpleasant, remote, or inconvenient — if you’re stuck at an amazing restaurant you're really not stranded.
The meaning of STRANDED is having a strand or strands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination. How to use stranded in a sentence.
1. a. To drive or run (a boat, for example) ashore or aground. b. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach or from shallow water. 2. To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert. 3. Baseball To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning. 4.
1. left helpless, as without transport. Another plane was sent to Manchester to fly the stranded passengers to London. Costs include putting stranded passengers up for the night. National Guard troops in Texas rescued more than 120 stranded motorists yesterday. while we were stranded in Paris. Hundreds of people remain stranded at railway stations.
Definition of strand verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Stranded Definition. Simple past tense and past participle of strand. (of a person) Abandoned or marooned. (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef. A piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires. Expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
