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aground

UK
/əˈɡraʊnd/
US
/əˈɡraʊnd/

Translations

agroundadjective
UK
/əˈɡraʊnd/
US
/əˈɡraʊnd/
на мели
The ship is aground on the sandbank.
Корабль на мели на песчаной отмели.
Synonyms
stranded
beached
grounded
marooned
agroundadverb
UK
/əˈɡraʊnd/
US
/əˈɡraʊnd/
на мели
The ship ran aground during the storm.
Корабль сел на мели во время шторма.

Definitions

agroundadjective
Resting on or touching the ground, typically used to describe a ship that is stuck on the bottom of a body of water.
The ship was aground on the sandbar, unable to move until the tide came in.
agroundadverb
In or into a position where a ship is unable to move because it is touching the ground or bottom of a body of water.
The ship ran aground during the storm, leaving it stranded on the sandbar.
Into a state where progress is halted or obstructed (figurative, chiefly after the verb “run”).
Talks on the new trade agreement ran aground over tariff disagreements.
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