aground
adv. onto the shore (as in a ship) | ||||
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Aground Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Aground
(adv. & a.)
On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
(adv. & a.)
On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
| WordNet 2.0 |
aground
Adjective
1. on a shore or reef; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
(synonym) aground(p)
(antonym) sunken, submerged
(similar) beached, high-and-dry(p)
Adverb
1. with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"
Adjective
1. on a shore or reef; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"
(synonym) aground(p)
(antonym) sunken, submerged
(similar) beached, high-and-dry(p)
Adverb
1. with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"
| Anagram |
aground
durango
durango
| hEnglish - advanced version |
aground
aground
\a*ground"\ (&?;), adv. & a. [pref. a- + ground.] on the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
similar words(1)
run aground
aground
\a*ground"\ (&?;), adv. & a. [pref. a- + ground.] on the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
similar words(1)
run aground
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
aground
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suí
Aground Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| 2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary |
aground
Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water: a ship that ran aground; a ship aground offshore.
Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water: a ship that ran aground; a ship aground offshore.
Aground Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
AGROUND
Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water.
Onto or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water.
Aground Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Aground
When the hull or keel is against the ground
When the hull or keel is against the ground
| Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms |
AGROUND
Touching or fast to the bottom.
Touching or fast to the bottom.
| Nautical Nomenclature |
Aground
When the hull or keel is against the ground
When the hull or keel is against the ground