aground

[uh-ground]

adverb

1. on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state.

   The ship ran aground.

aground

/ əˈɡraʊnd /

adverb

1. (postpositive) on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water

Word History and Origins

Origin of aground¹

1250–1300; Middle English. See a- ¹, ground ¹

Example Sentences

The desire of many fire survivors to return to their homes ran aground amid the challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

In May it was widely reported that a container ship called MSC Antonia had run aground in the Red Sea after a suspected GPS spoofing attack.

From BBC

On Sunday night, the Castlemore ran aground on a sandbank in the storm and the traffickers on the trawler had to call the Irish coastguard to save them.

From BBC

Unlike in Mamdani’s case, Sanders’s primary candidacy ran aground after establishment Democrats united around a single candidate in response to the senator’s early successes in the presidential primary process.

From Salon

Alas, Courtney’s conception of the film’s true dangerous animal is where the story truly runs aground.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ashore 
• marooned 
• stranded 
• wrecked