Strand - Definition and Overview

Strand is:

• The municipality Strand in Norway.
• A village, Strand, in the municipality of Wûnseradiel, the Netherlands

• A beach or shore (from which come other meanings)
• Strand, a famous road in London.
• The Strand Magazine, a British popular monthly founded in the 1890s (named for the above) [1] (http://www.chriswillis.freeserve.co.uk/strand.htm)
• A famous book store in New York City; see Strand Book Store.

• A fiber or single wire of woven or twisted material or rope