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aground

ag·round

UK/əˈɡɹaʊnd/ US/ʌˈɡraʊnd/ uncommon
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

on a shore or reef

  • “a ship aground offshore”
  • “a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it”
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adverb

1.

with the bottom lodged on the ground

  • “he ran the ship aground”

Origin

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

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