- aground adv
- [ə'ɡraʊnd]
Naut in secca
to run aground — arenarsi, incagliarsi
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
aground adv
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aground — (adv.) late 13c., on the ground, from a on (see A (Cf. a ) (1)) + GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.). Of ships and boats, stranded, from c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
aground — [adv] on the bottom of ashore, beached, disabled, foundered, grounded, high and dry*, marooned, reefed, shipwrecked, stranded, stuck, swamped, wrecked; concept 583 Ant. afloat … New thesaurus
aground — [ə ground′] adv., adj. on or onto the shore, the bottom, a reef, etc. [the ship ran aground] … English World dictionary
Aground — A*ground , adv. & a. [Pref. a + ground.] On the ground; stranded; a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aground — adv, adj 1. grounded, ashore, Naut. beached, Obs. graveled, stuck fast; shipwrecked, wrecked, cast away, swamped, foundering. 2. stranded, high and dry, deserted, abandoned, left in the lurch; straitened, in straits, in a fix, at a loss … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
aground — adj., adv. to run aground (the ship ran aground) * * * [ə graʊnd] to run aground (the ship ran aground) … Combinatory dictionary
aground — [[t]əgra͟ʊnd[/t]] ADV: ADV after v If a ship runs aground, it touches the ground in a shallow part of a river, lake, or the sea, and gets stuck. The ship ran aground where there should have been a depth of 35ft … English dictionary
aground — a|ground [əˈgraund] adv run/go aground if a ship runs aground, it becomes stuck in a place where the water is not deep enough … Dictionary of contemporary English
aground — [əˈgraʊnd] adv run/go aground if a ship runs aground, it becomes stuck on a piece of ground under the water[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
aground — predic.adj. & adv. (of a ship) on or on to the bottom of shallow water (be aground; run aground). Etymology: ME f. A(2) + GROUND(1) … Useful english dictionary
aground — /euh grownd /, adv., adj. on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state: The ship ran aground. [1250 1300; ME. See A 1, GROUND] * * * … Universalium
