STRANDED definition: 1. unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money: 2…. Learn more.

The meaning of STRANDED is having a strand or strands especially of a specified kind or number —usually used in combination. How to use stranded in a sentence.

stranded - cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard"

If you are stranded, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather.

Anything left behind or stuck can be called stranded, like a stranded fish in a tidal pool, or a stranded child at a fair. Stranded involves being left somewhere unpleasant, remote, or …

Andre Vishniac commands an international crew of seven astronauts. They try to land, but the small landing craft crashes as a result of an altimeter error. Vishniac is immediately killed, and …

Stranded: Directed by Roger Christian. With Christian Slater, Amy Matysio, Michael Therriault, Brendan Fehr. Four astronauts working at a lunar base suffer a meteor strike that brings an …

Mar 14, 2025 · (grammar, of a word or phrase that can take a complement) Not having any expressed complement. (of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires (into …

to drive or leave (a ship, fish, etc.) aground or ashore: The receding tide stranded the whale. (usually used in the passive) to bring into or leave in a helpless position: He was stranded in …

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective stranded. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.