Stranded vs Grounded - What's the difference?

In of a person terms the difference between stranded and grounded

is that stranded is abandoned or marooned while grounded is mature, sensible with well-considered priorities.

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(of a person) abandoned or marooned.

(nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef.

(of a piece of wire) Made by combining or bundling thinner wires.

expenses or costs which have become unrecoverable or difficult to recover.

* With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.

* FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook

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(en adjective)

(aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.

(of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.

(of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.

(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

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