strander

Variant of strand

strand definition

strand (strand)

noun

land at the edge of a body of water; shore, esp. ocean shore

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to ON strǫnd, Ger strand, prob. < IE base *ster-, to extend, stretch out > strew

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to run or drive aground a ship stranded by the storm
  2. to leave in, or be put into, a difficult, helpless position stranded penniless in a strange city

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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