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Webster 1913 Edition

Aground

A-ground′

,
adv.
&
Adj.
[Pref.
a-
+
ground
.]
On the ground; stranded; – a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
Totten.

Webster 1828 Edition

Aground

AGROUND'

,
adv.
[Of a, at or on, and ground.]
1.
On the ground; a marine term, signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground, for want of sufficient depth of water. When the ground is near the shore, the ship is said to be ashore or stranded.
2.
Figuratively, stopped; impeded by insuperable obstacles.

Definition 2024

aground

aground

English

Adjective

aground ‎(not comparable)

  1. (nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
  2. (archaic, slang) Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined, like a boat that has run aground.

Adverb

aground ‎(not comparable)

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

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Etymology

From Middle English agrounde, on grounde ‎(“on ground”), equivalent to a- +‎ ground.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʊnd

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