What does aground mean?
Aground means (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom..
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/əˈɡɹaʊnd/ · adjective
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom..
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.
Use aground when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aground means (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.
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