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strandingnoun
The act to strand.
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Stranding
of Strand
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ring stand
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stranding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stranding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of stranding in a Sentence
Stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.
We are particularly concerned because the stranding season usually starts in March and ends in June, these are extraordinarily high numbers early in the season.
We urge the public to report any sick, stranded or dead dolphins to the local stranding network.
A voluntary stranding is a natural behavior of orcas living in the wild… The orcas at Loro Parque are trained to leave the water on their own accord. This behavior is used for manifold purposes, for example, for presenting the animals to the public, for conducting corporal check-ups, for inspecting their blowholes, as well as for testing hearing abilities of the orcas.
There has been an unusually high number of sea lions stranded since January, stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.
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