aground

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adverb, adjective

on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state: The ship ran aground.

Origin of aground

1250–1300; Middle English. See a-¹, ground¹

Words Nearby aground

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How to use aground in a sentence

I have covered the Costa Concordia since it ran aground in 2012, and I have covered many migrant shipwrecks in Italy, too.
The Racism of Disaster Coverage | Barbie Latza Nadeau | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In May 1596, his expedition ran aground on the northern edge of Nova Zembla, and his ship was destroyed by moving glaciers.
Pale Fire and the Cold War: Redefining Vladimir Nabokov’s Masterpiece | Michael Weiss | October 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Those who like to point out consistent themes also run aground.
The Wonderful ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn:’ Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, and the HBO Movie | Allen Barra | May 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Hillary Clinton's campaign ran aground on the shallow shoals of "electability," and now Romney's yacht has done the same.
Romney’s Dixie Debacle in Mississippi and Alabama Primaries | Paul Begala | March 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Just weeks after the Costa Concordia ran aground, a liner with the same company stalled out in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean.
Costa Allegra Stranded: Another Cruise From Hell | Barbie Latza Nadeau | February 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

The big sloop, hard aground and full of iron ballast, was not a thing to be moved easily.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
Some of the wherrymen will say that they could not put their craft aground if they would while sailing sideways along the mud.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
She also got aground on a mud bank near the Jersey shore and at noon blew up.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha Finley
That may be because some one ran aground sometime on the sand-bar off the end, and thought it deceitful.
The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton
On June 9, while engaged in a chase, the Gaspee ran aground, and on the night of the 10th was boarded by eight boat-loads of men.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for aground

aground

/ (əˈɡraʊnd) /

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water

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