Aground

Word AGROUND
Character 7
Hyphenation a ground
Pronunciations /əˈɡɹaʊnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Aground"

What do we mean by aground?

Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water. adverb & adjective

On the ground. adverb & adjective

On the ground; stranded: a nautical term signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground for want of sufficient depth of water: opposed to afloat.

Figuratively, brought to a stop for want of resources, matter, and the like: as, the speaker is aground.

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

Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft). adjective

Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined; like a boat or vessel aground. adjective

Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft). adverb

With the bottom lodged on the ground adverb

Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float adjective

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

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aground

The word "aground" in example sentences

Running aground occurs when the navigator misreads the chart, the skipper tries to cut a corner on a harbor entrance, there is silting moving of soft sand and mud at a harbor mouth, or the tide table is misinterpreted. ❋ Gary Jobson (1998)

Paul wasn't able to implement collision detection (for this release), so the ship doesn't go "aground" when you hit the shore - maybe it will in the "Pro" version. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the ship is aground, which is likely enough, for the captain pushed up farther than we thought possible, they will be pretty safe when they have once got past her. " ❋ Unknown (1867)

Maritime authorities and salvage crews had removed most of the thick, toxic fuel oil and nearly 400 containers from the ship, which ran aground in calm conditions on 5 October. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Don't forget there are those of us who get 10,000 words into a novel and consistently run aground. ❋ Mroctober (2010)

Seven years after that recommendation, a cruise ship ran aground off the Alaskan coast after its pilot erred while trying to guide the ship over a well-known and charted rock just before 2 a.m. ❋ Tessa Muggeridge (2010)

A honeymooning couple have been rescued from the submerged Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the coast of Tuscany. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Hours earlier, at 1.30am on Sunday, rescuers had traced cries for help to cabin No 838, where they found newlyweds Hye Jim Jeong and Kideok Han, who had chosen the Mediterranean cruise for their honeymoon, boarding at Civitavecchia less than three hours before the ship went aground. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Passengers on the stricken cruise liner Costa Concordia waiting to be evacuated after the ship run aground off Giglio, Italy. ❋ Unknown (2012)

ROME — A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and forcing some 4,200 people aboard to evacuate aboard lifeboats to a nearby island early Saturday. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2012)

Preliminary indications suggest "significant human error" by the captain may have been to blame for the Costa Concordia cruise ship running aground, its owner Costa Cruises said in a statement. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Centro first ran aground in late 2007, when it failed to refinance portions of its debts coming due. ❋ Kris Hudson (2011)

A passenger from South Korea walks with Italian firefighters after being rescued from the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP ❋ Unknown (2012)

The terrifying, chaotic escape from the luxury liner was straight out of a scene from "Titanic" for many of the 4,000-plus passengers and crew on the cruise ship, which ran aground off the Italian coast late Friday and flipped on its side with a 160-foot 50-meter gash in its hull. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The 20-year-old was on stage performing a magic show when the ship ran aground. ❋ Unknown (2012)

ROME -- The Italian coast guard says a luxury cruise ship has run aground off the coast of Tuscany and that at least three bodies have been retrieved from the sea. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2012)

Hours earlier, at 1.30am on Sunday morning, rescuers had followed cries for help to cabin No 838, where they found South Korean newlyweds Hye Jim Jeong and Kideok Han, who had chosen the Mediterranean cruise for their honeymoon, boarding at Civitavecchia less than three hours before the ship went aground. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The trapped survivors were found more than 24 hours after the ship ran aground and lurched violently. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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