AGROUND

aground

(adjective) stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; “a ship aground offshore”; “a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it”

aground

(adverb) with the bottom lodged on the ground; “he ran the ship aground”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

aground (not comparable)

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

(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out

Adverb

aground (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• Durango, Garduno, on guard

Source: Wiktionary


A*ground", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + ground.]

Definition: On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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