Aground (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The large cargo ship ran aground on the rocky coast during the stormy night.
- After a long period of drought, the old wooden boat was left aground in the middle of the dried-up lake.
- The sailboat was left aground on the sandy beach, its hull badly damaged from the collision.
- Rescue teams were working to free the whale that had been spotted aground on the shore.
- The crew of the stranded yacht was waiting anxiously for the tide to lift their vessel, which had been aground on the reef for hours.