stranded

  1. Verb.  (past of, strand) .
  2. Adjective.  (context, of a person) abandoned or marooned.
  3. Adjective.  (nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.
  4. Adjective.  a piece of wire made by combining or bundling thinner wires.
  5. Adjective.  expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.

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