maroon
adjective
dark brownish-red.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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Probably he will maroon us on the Catwick, an island I know 136 nothing about, except that it is nearer to Saigon than to Singapore.
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner