adj

aground

uh-GROWND

adj

Of a boat or ship, stuck on the bottom of shallow water or on the shore.

"The tanker ran aground on a sandbank during the storm."

How to Use Aground

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishStuck on the ground or seabed, said of boats and ships.

Common pairings

run aground ran aground

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The tanker ran _____ on a sandbank during the storm.

From Middle English agrounde, meaning "on ground" — formed from "a-" plus "ground."

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