What is the meaning of aground?

adjective

  • Stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float.
    • usage: "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"

adverb

  • With the bottom lodged on the ground.
    • usage: "he ran the ship aground"
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