strand
verb
[ strand ]
• leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere.
• "two of the firm's trucks are stranded in France"
• drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore.
• "the ships were stranded in shallow water"
strand
noun
• the shore of a sea, lake, or large river.
• "a heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand"
Similar:
seashore,
shore,
beach,
sands,
foreshore,
shoreline,
coast,
seaside,
seaboard,
waterfront,
front,
waterside,
water's edge,
littoral,
plage,
Origin:
Old English (as a noun), of unknown origin. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
strand
noun
• a single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others.
• "strands of coloured wool"
Origin:
late 15th century: of unknown origin.
