Meaning & Definition of Strand in English

1. A pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

• "He tried to pick up the strands of his former life"

• "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"

2. Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

3. A necklace made by a stringing objects together

• "A string of beads"

• "A strand of pearls"

4. A very slender natural or synthetic fiber

5. A poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

6. A street in west central london famous for its theaters and hotels

1. Leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

• "The travellers were marooned"

2. Drive (a vessel) ashore

3. Bring to the ground

• "The storm grounded the ship"