strandedstrand‧ed /ˈstrændɪd/ adjective 
Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions.stranded in/on/at There I was, stranded in Rome with no money.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After the flood, hundreds of stranded vehicles lined the roads.
- My car broke down, and I was left stranded by the side of the road.
- Whales occasionally swim too close to shore and become stranded in the shallow water.
- A police patrol car also became a casualty after officers attempted to help stranded motorists.
- Could it have been a stranded salmon?
- Explore weird planets and fight the Klingons and other strange creatures in your search for fuel for the stranded Starship Enterprise.
- His stranded wife had no cash.
- Lying across it like a stranded whale, if, that is, whales wear pink flying suits, was Carol.
- Sutter took the kick himself and Adrian Knup rose unchallenged to head down and past the stranded Goram.
- The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.
- The tide of magic ebbed and the daemons were suddenly left stranded and dying, like fish caught out of water.
THESAURUS
[not before noun] fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and unable to move or be moved: · I can’t open this drawer – it’s stuck.· Sorry I’m late – I got stuck in traffic.
[not before noun] stuck and impossible to move – used especially about parts of a machine, or something trapped between two surfaces: · The photocopier is jammed again.· I put in a 50p coin but it got jammed in the slot.
[not before noun] twisted together and unable to be separated – used especially about things such as hair, wire, or string getting caught around something: · The chain of her necklace was entangled in her hair.· Swimming in the river is dangerous because you might get entangled in the weeds.
stuck and unable to move from or leave a place – used about people, vehicles, and animals: · Hundreds of motorists were left stranded by the snowstorms.· We were stranded at Moscow airport.· The jellyfish were stranded on the beach.
stuck in shallow water or on the shore, and unable to move – used about whales, sea creatures, and boats: · They helped push the beached whale back into the sea.· the owner of the beached vessel
Longman Language Activatorwhen it is difficult to move something especially spoken if you can't move , you are unable to move, for example because you are injured: · Elsie was so frightened that she couldn't move.can't move something: · I can't move my leg - I think it's broken.
someone or something that is stuck is fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and cannot move or be moved: · I can't open the window - it's stuck.stuck in/at/between etc: · The elevator was stuck between two floors.get stuck (=become stuck): · They tried to drive through the snow, but the car got stuck.stuck in traffic: · Sorry I'm late. I got stuck in traffic.
something that is jammed cannot be moved because it is trapped between two surfaces or trapped between parts of a machine: · The drawer's jammed - I can't get it open.jammed in/under/between etc: · The paper has got jammed in the printer again.
if your fingers, back, neck, legs etc are stiff , it is difficult and usually painful for you to move them: · I woke up with a stiff neck this morning.· After a twelve hour plane ride, my back was stiff and sore.feel stiff: · I felt really stiff after playing basketball last week.
British /paralyzed American when it is difficult or impossible to move your body: completely/partially paralyzed: · A car crash in 1997 left him completely paralysed.paralysed with: · Deborah stood at the side of the stage, paralyzed with fear.
unable to move or be moved from a place: · After the flood, hundreds of stranded vehicles lined the roads.stranded on/in/at etc: · Whales occasionally swim too close to shore and become stranded in the shallow water.leave somebody stranded: · My car broke down, and I was left stranded by the side of the road.
also caught up British if two or more things are entangled or caught up , they are completely twisted together so that they cannot move or separate: entangled in: · His hands were entangled in the ropes.· My glasses were caught up in my hair and I couldn't take them off.become/get entangled/caught up (in): · A child swimming in the river had become entangled in the weeds and been drowned.· Our umbrellas got caught up as we tried to squeeze past each other.
if something won't budge , or you can't budge it, you cannot move it even though you try very hard: · Could you give me a hand with this box? It won't budge.· The dresser was so heavy that I couldn't even budge it.not budge (something) an inch: · I tried to raise the window, but it wouldn't budge an inch.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are SYN stuck: Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions. (=are unable to continue their journey)· At least 1,000 passengers were stranded at the airport because of the storm.
(=one that is stuck on land)· The beached whales are quite obviously very distressed.
Air travellers were left stranded because of icy conditions.stranded in/on/at There I was, stranded in Rome with no money.