aground

English

Etymology

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- +‎ ground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɡɹaʊnd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Adjective

aground (not comparable)

1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
2. (by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out

Adverb

aground (not comparable)

1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.

   The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.

   • 2019 November 15, Simon Little, “Stranded container barge refloated, moved after running aground on Quadra Island”, in Global News‎:

     The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.

Derived terms

• run aground

Translations

resting on the bottom

Bulgarian: заседнал (bg) (zasednal) Catalan: encallat Czech: na mělčině, na mělčinu Finnish: karilla (being aground), karille (running aground) Hebrew: עַל שִׂרְטוֹן (he) (al sirton) Macedonian: потонат m (potonat), заринкан m (zarinkan) Spanish: encallado (es), varado (es)

See also

• ashore

Anagrams

• Durango, Garduno, Guadron, on guard