aground

[uh-ground]

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adverb, adjective

on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state: The ship ran aground.

Origin of aground

1250–1300; Middle English. See a-¹, ground¹

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Related Words for aground

wrecked, ashore, stranded, marooned, disabled, shipwrecked, stuck, foundered, grounded, reefed, swamped

Examples from the Web for aground

Historical Examples of aground

The landing boat was aground, having removed the two passengers.
Sand Doom
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
This ship, also aground in the Middle Channel, now came into action with a roar.
The Long Roll
Mary Johnston
The ship was plunging fore and aft—a sure sign that she was not now aground.
The Cryptogram
William Murray Graydon
You threatened to drown Tony, and if your boat had not got aground you would have run him down.
The Boat Club
Oliver Optic
"Well, Bob, we must come about or get aground," I continued.
Seek and Find
Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for aground

aground

adverb, adjective

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

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Word Origin and History for aground

adv.

late 13c., "on the ground," from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + ground (n.). Of ships and boats, "stranded," from c.1500.