[strand], (Verb)

Definitions:
- leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere
(e.g: two of the firm's trucks are stranded in France)

- drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore
(e.g: the ships were stranded in shallow water)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English strand (as a noun), of unknown origin. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[strand], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the shore of a sea, lake, or large river
(e.g: a heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English strand (as a noun), of unknown origin. The verb dates from the early 17th century

[strand], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others
(e.g: strands of coloured wool)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: of unknown origin