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- DictionaryStrand·ed/ˈstrandəd/
adjective
- 1. left without the means to move from somewhere: "she offers a lift to a stranded commuter"
- 2. (of a boat, sailor, or sea creature) left aground on a shore: "a stranded whale"
Stranded definition: left helpless or without transport. See examples of STRANDED used in a sentence.
Stranded involves being left somewhere unpleasant, remote, or inconvenient — if you’re stuck at an amazing restaurant you're really not stranded. Definitions of stranded. adjective. cut off or left behind. “several stranded fish in a tide pool”. synonyms: isolated, marooned. unaccompanied. being without an escort.
6 days ago · 1. left helpless, as without transport. Another plane was sent to Manchester to fly the stranded passengers to London. Costs include putting stranded passengers up for the night. National Guard troops in Texas rescued more than 120 stranded motorists yesterday. while we were stranded in Paris.
1. a. To drive or run (a boat, for example) ashore or aground. b. To cause (a whale or other sea animal) to be unable to swim free from a beach or from shallow water. 2. To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert. 3. Baseball To leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning. 4.
verb (used with object) to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore: The receding tide stranded the whale. (usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in the middle of nowhere.
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.
Jan 15, 2018 · STRANDED definition: unable to leave a place: . Learn more.
