The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Strand \Strand\, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
   strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
   The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
   lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.
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   Strand birds. (Zool.) See Shore birds, under Shore.

   Strand plover (Zool.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust.
      of Plover.

   Strand wolf (Zool.), the brown hyena.
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