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stranding

UK
/ˈstrændɪŋ/
US
/ˈstrændɪŋ/

Translations

strandingnoun
strandings
pl
The stranding of whales on the beach was a tragic event.
Выброс китов на пляж был трагическим событием.
The stranding of the ship on the rocks caused a major delay.
Застревание корабля на скалах вызвало значительную задержку.
Additional translations
посадка на мель
выброс на берег
Synonyms
beaching
marooning
abandonment
desertion
isolating
strandingadjective
UK
/ˈstrændɪŋ/
US
/ˈstrændɪŋ/
Attributive use of the noun; used before another noun to denote relation to a stranding event.
Synonyms
strandlike
fibrous
threadlike
filamentous
shipwrecked
helpless
isolated
stuck
ashore
aground
grounded
beached
marooned
stranded
strandverb

stranding

Gerund

stranded
Past Simple
stranded
Past Participle
stranding
Gerund
UK
/strænd/
US
/strænd/
The storm caused the ship to strand on the rocks.
Шторм заставил корабль застрять на скалах.
оставить в затруднительном положении
The sudden cancellation of the flight stranded many passengers at the airport.
Внезапная отмена рейса оставила многих пассажиров в затруднительном положении в аэропорту.
Additional translations
споткнуться
загнать в тупик
Synonyms
leave
desert
maroon
abandon
forsake

Definitions

strandingnoun
The act or process of a ship, boat, or sea creature being left aground or ashore.
The stranding of the whale on the beach attracted a lot of attention from the local community.
A situation in which someone is left in a difficult or helpless position, often without means of transportation.
The sudden cancellation of the bus service led to the stranding of several passengers at the station.
The syntactic phenomenon, especially in English grammar, in which a preposition or similar element is separated from its complement, typically appearing at the end of a clause.
Preposition stranding is common in conversational English.
The process of twisting individual wires or fibers together to form a strand, especially in rope or cable manufacturing.
Proper stranding of the conductors reduces cable fatigue.
strandingadjective
Relating to an event or process in which someone or something becomes stranded.
The coast guard launched a stranding response effort.
strandverb
To leave someone in a difficult or helpless situation, often without means of escape.
The storm stranded the hikers on the mountain overnight.
To drive or leave a boat, ship, or sea creature aground on a shore.
The captain accidentally stranded the ship on the sandbar.
To form or arrange (something) by twisting fibers, threads, or wires together.
The artisan stranded the thin wires into a stronger cable.
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