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stranded

1

[ stran-did ]

adjective

  1. left helpless or without transport:

    Officials said many people remained stranded even though floodwaters were receding.

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stranded

2

[ stran-did ]

adjective

  1. composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination):

    a five-stranded rope.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰԻ··Ա noun
  • ܲ·ٰԻ· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stranded1

First recorded in 1700–10 in its literal sense “run or driven ashore,” and in its figurative sense in 1850–55; strand 1( def ) + -ed 2( def )

Origin of stranded2

First recorded in 1805–15; strand 2 + -ed 3
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Prosecutor Temitayo Dasaolu said the criminals threatened to leave him "stranded and naked" in a forest if he did not pay another £500 within 24 hours.

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Other deaths have included a man and his teenaged daughter in Tennessee and a 68-year-old man in Missouri who reportedly stopped to help a stranded driver.

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They speak of shortages of food, water and fuel, while trucks carrying aid are stranded at military checkpoints around the city.

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Snell stranded runners at second and third in the second inning, then another at third base in the top of the third.

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The other hiker, who was not hurt, was stranded above.

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