English to English
aground
(/@/'gr/AU/nd
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adjective (a)
- stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float(adj.all)Example:
A ship aground offshore.
A boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it.
source: wordnet30
adverb (r)
- with the bottom lodged on the ground(adv.all)Example:
He ran the ship aground.
source: wordnet30 - On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.(adverb)source: webster1913