aground
a-
(
on
) +
ground
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adjective & adverb
(with reference to a
ship
)
on
or
onto
the
bottom
in
shallow
water
:
〖be ～〗 〈船などが〉座礁して
e.g.
as adverb
: the ships must slow to avoid running aground
e.g.
as predicative adjective
: a cargo ship aground in the Mediterranean.
ORIGIN
Middle English
(in the sense ‘
on the ground
’): from
a-
2 ‘on’ +
ground
1.