The term 'stranded, in a way' can be described by the following crossword solutions: AGROUND (7 letters), SHIPWRECKED (11 letters), icedin (6 letters), enisled (7 letters), and snowedin (8 letters). AGROUND means to be stuck on land due to shallow water, while SHIPWRECKED means to have been wrecked at sea. Icedin means to be trapped in ice, enisled means to be surrounded by islands, and snowedin means to be trapped in snow. All of these terms describe being stranded in some way, either on land or at sea.