Aground
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈɡɹaʊnd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aground is an adjective meaning (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
Meaning
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
More Meanings
- (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
Example Sentences
The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.
The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shipwrecked, stranded, beached, fast, fail, failed.
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