Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.

  2. The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.

    Leaving (a word or phrase) without any expressed complement, or allowing (it) to go without one.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The causes of mass strandings remain unknown.

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  2. Mass strandings occur around the world and can affect anywhere from three to several hundred animals during any given event.

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  3. In strandings involving multiple deaths, autopsies reveal that the vast majority of the deceased animals were healthy before they beached.

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Forms

plural: strandings
Singularstranding
Pluralstrandings

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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