Astrand
//əˈstɹænd// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resting on the bed of a body of water rather than floating; on or onto a shore or beach. (of a watercraft) not-comparable
"[…] I had news by the Chirurgeon, how that my Ships-company that betook themselvs to flight with the Shallop were run astrand on the Scemkal or Dagestan Coast, a Countrey butting out against the Caspian Sea."
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] I had news by the Chirurgeon, how that my Ships-company that betook themselvs to flight with the Shallop were run astrand on the Scemkal or Dagestan Coast, a Countrey butting out against the Caspian Sea."
Etymology
From a- + strand.
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