stranded

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Etymology

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From strand +‎ -ed

Verb

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stranded

  1. simple past and past participle of strand

Adjective

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stranded (not comparable)

  1. (of a person) Abandoned or marooned.
    • 1904, Rudyard Kipling, Mrs. Bathurst:
      I found myself stranded, lunchless, on the sea-front []
  2. (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
  3. (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
  4. (of expenses or costs) That has become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.
  5. (in combination) Having the specified number or kind of strands.

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References

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  • FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

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