Associations to the word «Aground»
Noun
- Coast
- Warship
- Gallon
- Tonne
- Voyage
- Sable
- Atoll
- Bahamas
- Storm
- Mud
- Flotilla
- Repair
- Submarine
- Breaker
- Estuary
- Privateer
- Trondheim
- Sand
- Concordia
- Coastline
- Beach
- Clipper
- Ledge
- Mast
- Forth
- Refit
- Sail
- Sirius
- Minesweeper
- Ballast
- Island
- Batterie
- Chesapeake
- Cornwall
- Navigation
- Isle
- Gibraltar
- Steamboat
- Honda
- Brutus
- Ton
- Alaska
- Rescue
- Damage
- Hull
- Sink
- Propeller
- Oil
- Havana
- Crewman
- Labrador
- Gulf
- Convoy
- Wight
- Wilmington
- Azores
- Endeavour
- Med
- Float
- Sortie
- Hampton
- Steering
- Toulon
- Charleston
- Pensacola
- Collision
- Southampton
- Emigrant
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
AGROUND, adjective. (nautical) (of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
AGROUND, adjective. (1811) Stuck fast, stopped, at a loss, ruined, like a boat that has run aground.
AGROUND, adverb. (nautical) (of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
Dictionary definition
AGROUND, adverb. With the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground".
AGROUND, adjective. Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.