marooned

[ muh-roond ]

/ məˈrund /

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adjective

abandoned on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers: In exchange for food supplies left for them on the island, the marooned mutineers handed over the ship's instruments and charts.

placed or left in an isolated and often dangerous position: Getting flood relief to the marooned villages has proved difficult.

abandoned or stuck somewhere without resources: When flights were grounded after 9/11, Canadians offered their hospitality and their homes to put up marooned Americans.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of maroon².

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Origin of marooned

maroon² + -ed²

Words nearby marooned

Maroc, marocain, Maroni, Maronite, maroon, marooned, Maroon Peak, maroquin, maror, Maros, marouflage

How to use marooned in a sentence

After a month of sickness and starvation, and a final disaster in the surf, only one would be alive to tell of their marooned shipmates 1,200 miles away.
Giant anchors, wrecked boats and a ‘Liberty’ clock: Inside the storage site for Navy museum|Michael Ruane|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
On the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two marooned Americans keep running into each other at night in the hotel bar, and soon a relationship begins to form.
Sofia Coppola Discusses ‘Lost in Translation’ on Its 10th Anniversary|Marlow Stern|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A4 involved Karun being marooned in Bandra by accident, not design.
A Mathematically Impossible Novel: Manil Suri Explains “The City of Devi”|Manil Suri|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Fail to jump avidly enough, and you risk being forever marooned in limbo, as a pol without a true home in either party.
How To Switch Parties|Samuel P. Jacobs|January 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
While we were marooned here we visited Vale Crucis Abbey, about a mile distant.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
So there we were, marooned, half a mile out to sea, in a tiny dinghy on which the Turks again switched their blarsted guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
They were much more likely to get marooned on the ridge pole of the barn while pursuing some of their adventures.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
And the other Aurigeans, down on Earth, would not be marooned there.
The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
I bet you never heard of anybody being marooned on a desert signboard before.
Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike|Percy Keese Fitzhugh

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