aground

əˈɡraʊnd

Definition

Definition of aground - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

maritimetouching or stuck on the bottom in a body of water

The ship ran aground near the coast..

beached

stranded

Adjective

maritimetouching or stuck on the bottom

The ship ran aground near the coast..

beached

stranded

metaphorical

Rare

in a difficult position with no solution

Rare

The company was aground after the financial crisis.

stranded

stuck

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Expressions with aground

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run a ship aground

cause a ship to hit the shore or seabed

The captain decided to run the ship aground to avoid sinking.

run aground

encounter an obstacle or failure

The project ran aground due to lack of funds.

fast aground

adj.

stuck on the shore or seabed and unable to move

The ship was fast aground after the storm.

go aground

become stuck on the bottom of water and cannot move

The ship will go aground if we get any closer.

Origin of aground

English, a- (on) + ground (the solid surface)

Terms with aground included in their meaning

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shipwreck

maritime disaster

event where a ship sinks or runs aground

stranded

adj.

vessel

run aground on a shore or reef

strand

maritime

run a ship aground on a shore

grounded

adj.

maritime

aground, unable to move

run afoul of

maritime

become entangled or run aground in nautical context

schooner on the rocks

shipwreck

schooner ship that has run aground

Examples of aground in a sentence

Several vessels were aground due to the storm.
The fishing boat was aground after the storm.
Several vessels were aground due to the low tide.
The project ran aground due to lack of funding.
Negotiations were aground with no agreement in sight.

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French:échoué, en difficulté, ...
German:auf Grund, auf Grund gelaufen, ...
Italian:arenato, in difficoltà, ...
Spanish:encallado, varado, ...
Portuguese:encalhado, ...
Chinese:搁浅, 卡住, ...
Japanese:座礁して, 行き詰まった, ...
Arabic:عَالِق فِي القَاع, جَانِح, ...
Hebrew:עַל שַׁרְטוֹן, תָּקוּעַ בַּקַּרְקָעִית, ...
Russian:севший на мель, застрявший, ...
Ukrainian:сів на мілину, в глухому куті, ...
Hindi:उथले में फँसकर, तली में अटका हुआ, ...
Bengali:চরে আটকে, চরায় আটকে, ...
Catalan:encallat, varat, ...
Czech:na mělčině, uvázlý, ...
Danish:på grund, fastlåst, ...
Dutch:gestrand, vastgelopen, ...
Greek:προσαραγμένο, προσαραγμένος, ...
Hungarian:zátonyra, zátonyra futott, ...
Khmer:ជាប់បាតទឹក, កឿងជាប់បាត, ...
Korean:좌초된, 곤경에 처한, ...
Persian:به گل نشسته, زمین‌گیر, ...
Polish:na mieliźnie, utknięty, ...
Portuguese (BR):encalhado, estagnado, ...
Romanian:pe uscat, blocat, ...
Swedish:på grund, fast, ...
Thai:เกยตื้น, ติดพื้นท้องน้ำ, ...
Turkish:karaya oturmuş, karaya oturmak, ...
Vietnamese:mắc cạn, bế tắc, ...

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Definition of aground - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Adjective

Expressions with aground

Origin of aground

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