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. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster]