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   Strand

   /strand/

   

   verb

   • 1. leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere: "two of the firm's trucks are stranded in France"
   • 2. drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore: "the ships were stranded in shallow water"

   noun

   • 1. the shore of a sea, lake, or large river: literary Irish "a heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand"

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

   Scrabble Points: 7

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