aground
adverb or adjective
1
: on the ground
planes aloft and aground
2
: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water
a ship run aground
Examples of aground in a Sentence
the villagers came to stare at the foreign ship that was aground on their beach and at the strangely dressed sailors on board
Recent Examples on the Web
A couple days before the purchase, one boat ran aground and got 19 cracks in the hull.
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Accurate and timely depth data also helps prevent catastrophes such as the 767-foot-long cargo ship that ran aground near Muskegon last year.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 29 July 2024
When talks ran aground and the company severely curtailed pay and benefits to gain leverage, the flight attendants responded with an innovative work stoppage campaign.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 27 July 2024
An early attempt ran aground when a Kickstarter fundraising campaign fell short.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Accurate and timely depth data also helps prevent catastrophes such as the 767-foot-long cargo ship that ran aground near Muskegon last year.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 29 July 2024
When talks ran aground and the company severely curtailed pay and benefits to gain leverage, the flight attendants responded with an innovative work stoppage campaign.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 27 July 2024
An early attempt ran aground when a Kickstarter fundraising campaign fell short.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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“Aground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aground. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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aground
adverb or adjective
: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water
the ship ran aground
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