aground
adverb
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L185408 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L334345 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈɡɹaʊnd/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
- Resting on the bottom.
- at a loss, ruined, with no way out
adv
Etymology: From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
- Resting on the bottom.
“The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.”
“The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.”