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stranded

adj.
US //ˈstɹændɪd// UK //stɹˈændɪd// strand·ed
  1. 1 stuck or left behind (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    unable to leave a place because you have no transport or money.

    left in a helpless or difficult position without the means to depart.

    Example

    The heavy snowstorm left hundreds of travelers stranded at the airport overnight.

    Example

    When the last ferry was cancelled due to the gale, several commuters found themselves stranded on the island with no available hotel rooms.

  2. 2 run aground (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    when a boat or sea animal is stuck on the shore or a reef.

    driven or left aground on a shore, reef, or shallow area.

    Example

    The rescue team worked quickly to help the stranded whale back into the deep water.

    Example

    The cargo ship remained stranded on the sandbar for three days until a high enough tide allowed tugboats to pull it free.

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  1. 3 linguistics (adj.)
    C2 Proficiency Technical Grammar

    a word that is left alone at the end of a sentence because its partner word moved.

    describing a constituent, such as a preposition, that remains in its original position after its complement has moved.

    Example

    In the sentence 'Who did you go with?', the word 'with' is stranded.

    Example

    Prescriptive grammarians often argue against stranded prepositions, despite their ubiquity in natural English speech and informal writing.

    Usage

    Commonly refers to 'preposition stranding' in English syntax.

  2. 4 made of fibers (adj.)
    C1 Advanced Technical

    made by twisting many thin wires or threads together.

    composed of multiple individual filaments or wires twisted or braided into a single unit.

    Example

    Stranded copper wire is more flexible than a single solid core.

    Example

    The engineer specified stranded cable for the robotic arm to ensure it could withstand repeated bending without snapping.

Origin

From strand + -ed

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