stranded

¹

[stran-did]

adjective

1. left helpless or without transport.

   Officials said many people remained stranded even though floodwaters were receding.

   Synonyms: abandoned, left in the lurch, forsaken, deserted

stranded

²

[stran-did]

adjective

1. composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination).

   a five-stranded rope.

Other Word Forms

• strandedness noun
• unstranded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stranded¹

First recorded in 1700–10 in its literal sense “run or driven ashore,” and in its figurative sense in 1850–55; strand ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Origin of stranded²

First recorded in 1805–15; strand ² + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Things started well with Jack Dreyer, who inherited a runner from Yamamoto with one out in the sixth and stranded it in the span of 11 pitches.

From Los Angeles Times

The rains have stranded millions mid-commute, left cars floating in streets that have turned into rivers and caused outbreaks of leptospirosis, a liver ailment that spreads through the excrement of sewer rats.

From BBC

A minke whale in Long Beach Harbor and a gray whale stranded on Huntington City Beach also succumbed to the outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times

Many have described severe congestion, endless queues of cars and trucks, and long delays, with families stranded on the roadside while airstrikes continue overhead.

From BBC

He said he had planned to continue his journey - with hopes of riding through Africa next, but was now stranded and left only with the clothes on his back.

From BBC

Related Words

• aground 
• ashore 
• grounded 
• helpless 
• wrecked