Meanings
- not comparablenauticalResting on the bottom.
The ship is currently aground at West Arm in Horseshoe Harbour, near Mawson Station where it was undertaking a resupply mission.
2016 February 25, Paul Karp, “Aurora Australis icebreaker runs aground during blizzard in Antarctica”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022
- not comparablenauticalResting on the bottom.
The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.
1 more example
The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend.
2019 November 15, Simon Little, “Stranded container barge refloated, moved after running aground on Quadra Island”, in Global News, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivestuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishagrounde
- Englishaground
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian заседнал
- заседнал (zasednal)resting on the bottom
Catalan encallat
- encallatresting on the bottom
Czech na mělčině, na mělčinu
- na mělčiněresting on the bottom
- na mělčinuresting on the bottom
Finnish karilla, karille
- karillaresting on the bottom
- karilleresting on the bottom
Hebrew עַל שִׂרְטוֹן
- עַל שִׂרְטוֹן (al sirton)resting on the bottom
Spanish encallado, varado
- encalladoresting on the bottom
- varadoresting on the bottom
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aground
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Cite this entry
aground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aground
“aground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aground. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aground,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aground.
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