Maroon

Quick meaning: Maroon is a noun meaning An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.

Meaning

An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.

More Meanings

1. A castaway; a person who has been marooned (abandoned).
2. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
3. To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
4. A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
5. Of a dark red or reddish-brown color.
6. (nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (for example, to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
7. (slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fool.

Example Sentences

Joining others who had escaped before them, they formed communities of Maroons in which many traditional African customs and social mores were preserved.

After the harrowing stories of being marooned at sea and stranded in the frozen wastelands of Alaska and the Poles, one would think that survival on dry land would be easier […]

Is it a really dark maroon or a lighter maroon or a maroon that leans toward the red side? Or the magenta side? To address this issue, scientists use something called a color space.

Hard-hit by the Arctic winter, the Waverley route was completely closed from January 6-9, when an avalanche between Whitrope and Riccarton marooned Class A2 4-6-2 No. 60535 Hornet's Beauty.

Word Forms

• maroons
• marooning
• marooned

Synonyms for maroon

Depending on context, synonyms include castaway, marooner, alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strand, chromatic, colored, enisle, bordeaux, chu.

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