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
- Synonyms for aground
- Aland Synonyms
- Anchored Synonyms
- Fixed Synonyms
- Beached Synonyms
- Ashore Synonyms
- Antonyms for aground
- Afloat Antonyms
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