aground

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Adjective

aground (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft).
2. obsolete, slang Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined; like a boat or vessel aground.

Adverb

aground (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Resting on the bottom. (refers only to floating craft).

Translations

resting on the bottom

• Bulgarian: заседнал (bg) (zasednal)
• Catalan: encallat (ca)
• Finnish: karilla (being aground), karille (running aground)

• Macedonian: потонат (mk) (pótonat) m, заринкан (mk) (zárinkan) m
• Spanish: encallado (es), varado (es)

See also

• ashore

Anagrams

• Durango, on guard