Definition of strand

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