aground

pronunciation

How to pronounce aground in British English: UK [əˈgraʊnd]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    on a shore or reef
  • Adverb:
    with the bottom lodged on the ground

Word Origin

aground (adv.)
late 13c., "on the ground," from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + ground (n.). Of ships and boats, "stranded," from c. 1500.

Example

1. A cruise ship carrying 64 tourists to antarctica ran aground in high winds .
2. In the past even discretionary spending cuts ran aground when congressmen rallied to defend their favourite programmes .
3. Ferries ran aground , piers were smashed , thousands of cars were hit by falling boughs and 18 people died .
4. The navy is another target , for coral wrecked when the u.s.s. port royal ran aground .
5. What on earth did they think was going on when the ship went aground ?

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