stranded
adjective
[ ˈstrandɪd ]
• left without the means to move from somewhere.
• "she offers a lift to a stranded commuter"
Similar:
helpless,
without help/assistance,
without resources,
in difficulties,
in the lurch,
abandoned,
forsaken,
deserted,
trapped,
cut off,
• (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore.
• "a stranded whale"
stranded
adjective
• (of thread, rope, or similar) arranged in single thin lengths twisted together.
• "stranded cotton"
strand
verb
• 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"
Origin:
Old English (as a noun), of unknown origin. The verb dates from the early 17th century.
