stranded

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Separated from others or from the mainland, as by water or land; marooned.

  - "The castaways were stranded on a deserted island."
  - "After the shipwreck, the survivors were stranded without food or water."

• adjective

  2. (Of an engine or vehicle) having failed or run out of fuel and unable to move.

  - "The car was stranded on the side of the road."
  - "The airplane was stranded at the airport due to a mechanical failure."

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Synonyms

abandon , desert , beach

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stranded
banded , handled , manned , planned

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Homophones

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1. Strand (English) : A beach or shoreline
   

2. Stranded (English) : Separated from others or from the mainland
   

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Variants

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stranded , strandedness , strandednesses , strand , stranding , strands

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Forms

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stranded (adj), stranded (v)

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Etymology

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Originally meaning ‘cast ashore’, from Old English strand, from strēan ‘to stretch out, spread out’, from Proto-Germanic *strandan ‘to spread’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stranded' is often used in the context of marine animals that become beached during low tide.

2. In the United States, there is a Stranded Vessels Act that provides for the removal and disposal of abandoned or stranded vessels.

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Related Concepts

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1. Castaway: A person who is stranded, especially one who is marooned on an island.

2. Shipwreck: An event in which a ship is wrecked or destroyed, often resulting in the stranding of its passengers or crew.

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Culture

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Stranded has been used extensively in literature, particularly in adventure stories and survival tales. One famous example is Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe', where the protagonist is stranded on a deserted island. The term also appears in music, such as the song 'Stranded' by the band Hootie & the Blowfish.

How to Memorize "stranded"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself stranded on a deserted island, or visualize a car or plane that has broken down and is unable to move.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stranded' with the idea of being separated from others or from the mainland, or with the image of a shipwreck or car breakdown.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'STRANDED': Separated, Together, Reaching, Asking, Necessities, Delivered.

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