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Meaning of Stranding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The act or occasion by which somebody or something is stranded.
  2. Leaving (a word or phrase) without any expressed complement, or allowing (it) to go without one.

Equivalents

العربية المحاصرة
Suomi karilleajo

Examples

“All of these factors increase the probability of stranding and the severity of the consequences. Since 2011, there have been several strandings that resulted in unplanned evacuations, because the passengers became desperate from personal discomfort or lack of confidence of being rescued.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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