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strand1 / strand/ • v. [tr.] drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore: the ships were stranded in shallow water| [as adj.] (stranded) a stranded whale. ∎ leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere: they were stranded in St. Louis by the blizzard. • n. poetic/lit. the shore of a sea, lake, or large river: a heron glided to rest on a pebbly strand. strand2 • n. a single thin length of something such as thread, fiber, or wire, esp. as twisted together with others: a strand of cotton strands of grass. ∎ a string of beads or pearls. ∎ an element that forms part of a complex whole: Marxist theories evolved from different strands of social analysis. |
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"strand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strand.html "strand." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strand.html |
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Strand, Western Cape/South Africa Van Ryneveld's Town, Somerset Strand, The Strand Founded in about 1850 and named after D. J. Ryneveld, a landowner and magistrate. Because Somerset West was only 2 miles (3 km) inland, the coastal town subsequently became popularly known as Somerset Strand. This was shortened to The Strand in 1918 and to Strand in 1937.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Strand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Strand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Strand.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Strand." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Strand.html |
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1. A number of rope-yarns twisted together, ready to be laid up into a rope with other strands. A rope is said to be stranded when one of its strands is broken by too great a strain or worn too thin by chafing. 2. As a verb, it describes the state of a ship when it is driven ashore, or onto a shoal, usually by bad weather. |
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"strand." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strand." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-strand.html "strand." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-strand.html |
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strand1 (arch., dial.) land bordering the sea or other water. OE. strand = MLG. strant, -nd-, ON. strǫnd; of unkn. orig.
Hence strand vb. force on to a shore. XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strand.html T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strand.html |
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strand2 one of the strings twisted together forming a rope or cord. XV (strond). of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strand1.html T. F. HOAD. "strand." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strand1.html |
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•and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, stand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand
•graduand • hatband • armband
•headband • neckband • sweatband
•waistband • waveband • wristband
•broadband • showband • noseband
•saraband • backhand • chargehand
•farmhand • deckhand • stagehand
•freehand • millhand • behindhand
•longhand
•beforehand, forehand
•shorthand • gangland • Lapland
•flatland • no-man's-land • Saarland
•farmland • grassland • marshland
•fenland • wetland • Sudetenland
•wasteland • dreamland • peatland
•Matabeleland • Ngamiland
•fairyland • Dixieland • Swaziland
•Thailand • Rhineland • swampland
•washland • homeland • Heligoland
•Basutoland
•clubland, scrubland
•timberland • borderland
•wonderland • Nagaland • Helgoland
•Bechuanaland, Gondwanaland
•Mashonaland • Damaraland
•Nyasaland • platteland • hinterland
•fatherland • motherland
•Namaqualand • Öland • allemande
•confirmand • ordinand • Ferdinand
•Talleyrand • firebrand • Krugerrand
•honorand • Witwatersrand
•greensand • quicksand • analysand
•Streisand • ampersand
•bandstand, grandstand, handstand
•hatstand • kickstand • inkstand
•washstand • hallstand • news-stand
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"strand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strand.html "strand." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strand.html |
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