adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beached/stranded whale (= one that is stuck on land )
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The beached whales are quite obviously very distressed.
passengers are stranded (= are unable to continue their journey )
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At least 1,000 passengers were stranded at the airport because of the storm.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After the flood, hundreds of stranded vehicles lined the roads.
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My car broke down, and I was left stranded by the side of the road.
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Whales occasionally swim too close to shore and become stranded in the shallow water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A police patrol car also became a casualty after officers attempted to help stranded motorists.
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Could it have been a stranded salmon?
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Explore weird planets and fight the Klingons and other strange creatures in your search for fuel for the stranded Starship Enterprise.
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His stranded wife had no cash.
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Lying across it like a stranded whale, if, that is, whales wear pink flying suits, was Carol.
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Sutter took the kick himself and Adrian Knup rose unchallenged to head down and past the stranded Goram.
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The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.
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The tide of magic ebbed and the daemons were suddenly left stranded and dying, like fish caught out of water.