Definition of stranded Stranded

/stɹæˈndʌd/ - [strandud] -

We found 8 definitions of stranded from 5 different sources.

What does stranded mean?

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

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stranded (Adjective)
abandoned or marooned.
stranded (Adjective)
Run aground on a shore or reef.
stranded (Adjective)
A piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
stranded (Adjective)
Expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.

stranded
A rope is stranded when one of its strands is broken by chafing, or by a strain. A vessel is stranded when driven on shore, in which case the justices of the peace may call in assistance. The term "stranded on the beach," is not so incorrect as has been asserted; and comes under the usual exception in charter-parties and bills of lading, of "all and every dangers of the seas, rivers, and navigation of whatsoever nature or kind;" and in all policies of insurance it falls under the general words of "all other perils, losses, or misfortunes," against the risk of which the insurance is made.