Definitions for strand
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strandnoun

   a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

   "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"

2. strandnoun

   line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

3. chain, string, strandnoun

   a necklace made by a stringing objects together

   "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

4. fibril, filament, strandnoun

   a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

5. strandnoun

   a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

6. Strandverb

   a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels

7. maroon, strandverb

   leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

   "the travellers were marooned"

8. strandverb

   drive (a vessel) ashore

9. ground, strand, run agroundverb

   bring to the ground

   "the storm grounded the ship"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strandnoun

   A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street

2. Etymology: the north strand (or shore) of the river Thames

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strandnoun

   The verge of the sea or of any water.

   Etymology: strand , Saxon; strande, Dutch; strend, Islandick.

   I saw sweet beauty in her face;
   Such as the daughter of Agenor had,
   That made great Jove to humble him to her hand,
   When with his knees he kiss’d the Cretan strand. William Shakespeare.

   Some wretched lines from this neglected hand,
   May find my hero on the foreign strand,
   Warm’d with new fires. Matthew Prior.

2. To Strandverb

   To drive or force upon the shallows.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Tarchon’s alone was lost, and stranded stood,
   Stuck on a bank, and beaten by the flood. John Dryden, Æneid.

   I have seen of both those kinds from the sea, but so few that they can only be such as have strayed from their main residence, and been accidentally intercepted and stranded by great storms. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   Some from the stranded vessel force their way,
   Fearful of fate they meet it in the sea;
   Some who escape the fury of the wave,
   Sicken on earth, and sink into a grave. Matthew Prior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strandnoun

   one of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed

2. Strandverb

   to break a strand of (a rope)

3. Strandnoun

   the shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river

4. Strandverb

   to drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship

5. Strandverb

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

6. Etymology: [Probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to G. strhne a skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]

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1. Strand

   Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Høle was separated from Strand in 1842. To the north, lies Fiskå. Strand produces fruit, vegetables and dairy products, along with Fiskå Mølle. To the south, Tau is the communication hub with ferry connections to Stavanger and bus services to Hjelmeland and deeper into Ryfylke. About 10 kilometres southeast, Jørpeland is the largest settlement with about 5,500 people. Following the road southwards one passes Botne before entering into Forsand. To the east Bjørheimsbygd is a thriving agricultural site. The famous biker Gunn-Rita Dahle comes from Bjørheimsbygd. She has won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics 2004, in Athens. Holtaheia was the mountain behind Holta farm where 34 school boys, 2 teachers and 3 crew died, when the Cunard Viking flight 'Papa Mike' crashed into the mountain, en route to Stavanger.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strand

   strand, n. the margin or beach of the sea or of a lake: (Scot.) a rivulet, a gutter.—v.t. to run aground: to be stopped.—v.i. to drift or be driven ashore.—p.adj. Strand′ed, driven on shore: left helpless without further resource. [A.S. strand; Ger. strand, Ice. strönd, border.]

2. Strand

   strand, n. one of the strings or parts that compose a rope.—v.t. to break a strand: to form by uniting strands. [Dut. streen, a skein; Ger. strähne.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strand

   A number of rope-yarns twisted together; one of the twists or divisions of which a rope is composed. The part which passes through to form the eye of a splice. Also, a sea-margin; the portion alternately left and covered by tides. Synonymous with beach. It is not altered from the original Anglo-Saxon.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Strand

   The name given to the north bank of the Thames (from the Norse strönd, shore, border) in days when, with the exception of a few princely houses dotted here and there, the whole of this portion of London was open country.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STRAND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Strand is ranked #3265 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Strand surname appeared 11,051 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Strand.
   
   90.3% or 9,981 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 546 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 232 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 179 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 65 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 48 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Abandon
   • Fiber
   • Form
   • Land
   • Line
   • Shore

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strand' in Nouns Frequency: #2371

How to pronounce strand?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of strand in a Sentence

1. Chief Seattle:

   Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

2. Melissa DiMuzio:

   I had missed out on actually hanging my own strand, and I really wanted to participate, it was moving to see just like six or seven light strands going across the street. And so I made the sign.

3. Brianne Sperber:

   People still read hardbacks and books are still collectors' items so we expect Strand will continue to fare well against Amazon.

4. Donald Trump:

   It takes a lot of work. I don't let anyone touch a strand of it but me.

5. Bridget Byrne:

   The work of achieving racial justice in the U.K. is far from over, and that’s what this has revealed, whilst racism has become less socially acceptable to express openly, it is still very much a strand in British culture.

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