Associations to the word «Stranded»

Wiktionary

STRANDED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of strand
STRANDED, adjective. (of a person) abandoned or marooned.
STRANDED, adjective. (nautical) (of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
STRANDED, adjective. (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
STRANDED, adjective. Expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.

Dictionary definition

STRANDED, adjective. Cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard".

Wise words

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John Locke