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Definition of Strand
| n. | 1. | One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed. | | v. t. | 1. | To break a strand of (a rope). | | n. | 1. | The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. | | v. t. | 1. | To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship. | | v. i. | 1. | To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water. |
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