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noun. one of a number of fibers, threads, or yarns that are plaited or twisted together to form a rope, cord, or the like. a similar part of a wire rope. a rope made of such twisted or plaited fibers. a fiber or filament, as in animal or plant tissue: a single strand of messenger RNA. a thread or threadlike part of anything: the strands of a plot.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English strand‧ed /ˈstrændɪd/ adjective a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are SYN stuck Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions. stranded in/on/at There I was, stranded in Rome with no money.
to be driven or left ashore; run aground. to be halted or struck by a difficult situation: He stranded in the middle of his speech. n. the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach. bef. 1000; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English; cognate with Dutch strand, German Strand, Old Norse strǫnd; akin to strew. strand2 (strand), n.
