strand — meaning in English

English meaning

• beach noun A sandy or pebbly shore along the sea or a lake.
• coast noun The land bordering the sea.
• sand noun Loose grains of rock, finer than gravel but coarser than silt, found on beaches and in deserts.
• shore noun The land bordering a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
• strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.

Senses

strand is used for these senses in English:

• beach A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
• coast The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]
• shore (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
• strand The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.

beach — full definition

1. noun A sandy or pebbly shore along the sea or a lake.
2. verb To bring a boat or ship deliberately onto the shore, or to run aground.

coast — full definition

1. noun The land bordering the sea.
2. verb To move forward without applying power, relying on existing momentum.
3. verb To achieve something with minimal effort.

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