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

Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland's Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports.

From BBC

There is also the potential for lowering costs as the bank moves through its regulatory transformation, as well as removing stranded costs from exited businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The snow and icy conditions have also caused widespread travel chaos across Europe, with thousands of people stranded at airports in Paris and Amsterdam as flights were cancelled.

From BBC

Snow, ice and high winds brought transport chaos to swathes of Europe for a third day on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and passengers stranded.

From Barron's

Both are clearly different from the only cetacean circovirus previously known, beaked whale circovirus, which was identified earlier in a stranded whale from the Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• aground
• ashore
• grounded
• helpless
• wrecked