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Webster 1913 Edition


Strand

Strand

,
Noun.
[Probably fr. D.
streen
a skein; akin to G.
strähne
a skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]
One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.

Strand

,
Verb.
T.
To break a strand of (a rope).

Strand

,
Noun.
[AS.
strand
; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand
, Icel.
strönd
.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river.
Chaucer.
Strand birds
.
(Zool.)
See
Shore birds
, under
Shore
.
Strand plover
(Zool.)
,
a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of
Plover
.
Strand wolf
(Zool.)
,
the brown hyena.

Strand

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stranded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stranding
.]
To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground;
as, to
strand
a ship
.

Strand

,
Verb.
I.
To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground;
as, the ship
stranded
at high water
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strand

STRAND

,
Noun.
1.
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean, or of a large lake, and perhaps of a navigable river. It is never used of the bank of a small river or pond. The Dutch on the Hudson apply it to a landing place; as the strand at Kingston.
2.
One of the twists or parts of which a rope is composed.

STRAND

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To drive or run aground on the sea shore, as a ship.
2.
To break one of the strands of a rope.

STRAND

,
Verb.
I.
To drift or be driven on shore; to run aground; as, a ship strands at high water.

Definition 2024


štrand

štrand

See also: strand and Strand

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

štrȁnd m (Cyrillic spelling штра̏нд)

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Declension

References

  • štrand” in Hrvatski jezični portal