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strander

Variant of strand

noun

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

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 © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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