stranded

Everyday

1. If you are stranded, you are stuck in a place and cannot leave, for example because your car broke down or there are no trains. tree →
2. A stranded whale, fish or boat has been left on a beach or in shallow water and cannot get back to the sea. tree →
3. Stranded can describe something made of strands (threads twisted together): a stranded cable. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and news: travellers stranded by snow, sailors stranded on an island. In safety lessons, what to do if you are stranded: stay together, call for help, keep warm. In science, stranded whales and dolphins on beaches. Phrases: stranded on an island, left stranded, stranded at the airport.

Examples

• We were stranded at the airport because of the storm. tree →
• The sailors were stranded on a desert island. tree →
• Rescuers helped push the stranded whale back into the sea. tree →
• If you are stranded, stay with your group and call for help. tree →
• The flood left the village stranded for two days. tree →
• Our car broke down and left us stranded by the road. tree →
• The stranded hikers waited for the helicopter. tree →

Note

Usually used after «be», «get» or «leave»: be stranded, get stranded, leave someone stranded. A «strand» is also a single thread or hair (a strand of hair) — a different meaning of the same spelling.