/strænd/
strand
BrE /strænd/
NAmE /strænd/
a single thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc.
a strand of wool
a few strands of dark hair
She wore a single strand of pearls around her neck.
one of the different parts of an idea, a plan, a story, etc.
We heard every strand of political opinion.
The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter.
(literary or IrishE)
the land along the edge of the sea or ocean, or of a lake or river
strand
BrE /strænd/
NAmE /strænd/
[usually passive]
~ sb
to leave sb in a place from which they have no way of leaving
The strike left hundreds of tourists stranded at the airport.
~ sth
to make a boat, fish, whale, etc. be left on land and unable to return to the water
The ship was stranded on a sandbank.