stranding
/stɹˈændɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.
noun
The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.
Example Sentences
- "The day of our arrival two belugas had accidentally become grounded in the shallows of a river delta near the station, and now that the tide had gone out, they seemed helplessly stuck. Such strandings are uncommon, and they offer scientists the opportunity to tag, measure, and determine the sex of the animals."
- "All of these factors increase the probability of stranding and the severity of the consequences. Since 2011, there have been several strandings that resulted in unplanned evacuations, because the passengers became desperate from personal discomfort or lack of confidence of being rescued."