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Definitions for Marooning
[1] to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
[2] to place in an isolated and often dangerous position: The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house.
[3] to abandon and leave without aid or resources: Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city.
[4] (often initial capital letter ) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
[5] a person who is marooned: Robinson Crusoe lived for years as a maroon.
[6] to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island
[7] to isolate without resources
[8] a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana
[9] US and Canadian informal a person who has been marooned, esp on an island
[10] a dark red to purplish-red colour (as adjective ) a maroon carpet
[11] an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal
Words related to Marooning
maroonisolate, strand, leave, beach, desert, forsake
Words nearby Marooning
maroonmarne, maroc, marocain, maroni, maronite, maroon, maroon peak, maroquin, maror, maros, maroteaux-lamy syndrome
Origin of Marooning
21660–70; < French mar(r)on, apparently < American Spanish cimarrón wild (see cimarron); first used in reference to domestic animals that escaped into the woods, later to fugitive slaves
Word origin for Marooning
C18: from French, literally: chestnut, marron 1
Synonyms for Marooning
isolate, strand, beach, desert, forsake, leave, cast ashore, cast away, leave high and dry