Strand, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan. strand, Icel. strönd.] The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zoöl.) See Shore birds, under Shore. — Strand plover(Zoöl.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of Plover. — Strand wolf(Zoöl.), the brown hyena.