Strand (Verb)
Meaning 1
Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The bad weather stranded the hikers on the remote mountain trail with no phone signal.
- A sudden storm strand the small fishing boat in the middle of the ocean.
- During the natural disaster, many residents were strand without access to basic necessities like food and water.
- A mechanical failure strand the passengers in the broken-down bus on the deserted road.
- The airline went bankrupt and stranded thousands of passengers with prepaid tickets around the world.
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Meaning 2
Drive (a vessel) ashore.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The strong currents were about to strand the ship on the rocky coastline.
- Due to severe engine failure, the crew feared they would strand their boat on the deserted island.
- A massive wave was going to strand their yacht on the shore if they didn't correct course.
- If you're not careful, you'll strand the kayak on the sandbar and we'll have to walk it back out to deeper water.
- Their overconfidence was going to strand the sailors on the mysterious, isolated atoll for several weeks.
Meaning 3
Bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The massive wave crashed into the ship, stranding it on the rocky coastline.
- High winds and heavy snow stranded over 1,000 travelers at the airport during the blizzard.
- Weather conditions in the strait were so treacherous that they nearly stranded our vessel.
- A mechanical failure occurred, leaving the passengers stranded in the deserts with no communication.
- At high tide, the receding water stranding hundreds of sailors and fisherman on the remote islands.