stranded

¹ American  

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /

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

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stranded ² American  

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /

adjective

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

   a five-stranded rope.

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Other Word Forms

• strandedness noun
• unstranded adjective

Etymology

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

But the erratic Arctic temperatures plunged again to more than – 50°F. Three of the crew members returned barely coherent; the other four were unable to move, stranded miles away from the ship.

From Literature

She and her husband, who should have returned to their country on Monday, remain stranded by the cancellation of flights by US and Canadian airlines following the operation against "El Mencho."

From Barron's

The cancellations have left hundreds, possibly thousands of travelers stranded in the country.

From Salon

Reaching the Antarctic pole took two tries, one of which wound up with Brown and his crew stranded for nearly a month while storms pummeled their base of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has argued that such funds age poorly, leaving shareholders stuck with hard-to-trade assets, and that his firm can do a better job managing the stranded portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• aground
• ashore
• grounded
• helpless
• wrecked