Category:Strand

Strand, n. Etym: [probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to g. strähne A skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]

Defn: one of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of Which a rope is composed.

Strand Strand, v. t.

Defn: to break a strand of (a rope).

Strand Strand, n. Etym: [as. strand; akin to d., G., Sw., & dan. strand, Icel. strönd.]

Defn: the shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; Rarely, the margin of a navigable river. Chaucer. Strand birds. (zoöl.) See shore birds, under shore. -- strand plover (zoöl.), a black-bellied plover. See illust. of Plover. -- strand wolf (zoöl.), the brown hyena.

Strand Strand, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stranded; p. pr. & vb. n. Stranding.]

Defn: to drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a Ship.

Strand Strand, v. i.

Defn: to drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship Stranded at high water.