strand

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for strand

strand 🔊 /stɹæˈnd/

strand : වෙරළට වද්දවනවා

strand : වෙරළ

strand : පොට

strand : ඉවුර

strand : වෙළුව

strand : කඹ පොට

strand : පටය

strand definition

Noun.

  1. One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed.
  2. The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river.

Transitive verb.

  1. To break a strand of (a rope).
  2. To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship.

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