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Meaning of "marooned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAROONED

marooned  [məˈruːnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAROONED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marooned is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAROONED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marooned

Marooning

Marooning used to be the intentional leaving of someone in a remote area such as an uninhabited island. The word first appears in writing in approximately 1709, and is derived from the term maroon, a word for a fugitive slave, which could be a corruption of Spanish cimarrón, meaning a household animal who has run "wild". In earlier centuries it was a penalty for crewmen or for captains at the hands of a crew in cases of mutiny. Then, marooning meant setting a man on a deserted island, often no more than a sand bar at low tide. He would be given some food, a container of water, and a loaded pistol so he could commit suicide if he desired. The outcome of marooning was usually fatal, but William Greenaway and some men loyal to him survived being marooned, as did pirate captain Edward England. The chief practitioners of marooning were 17th and 18th century pirates, to such a degree that they were frequently referred to as "marooners." The pirate articles of captains Bartholomew Roberts and John Phillips specify marooning as a punishment for cheating one's fellow pirates or other offenses.

Definition of marooned in the English dictionary

The definition of marooned in the dictionary is left ashore and abandoned, esp on an island. Other definition of marooned is isolated without resources.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAROONED


attuned
əˈtjuːnd
cocooned
kəˈkuːnd
gadrooned
ɡəˈdruːnd
gallooned
ɡəˈluːnd
godrooned
ɡəˈdruːnd
misfortuned
mɪsˈfɔːtjuːnd
mooned
muːnd
runed
ruːnd
unattuned
ˌʌnəˈtjuːnd
unimportuned
ˌʌnɪmpɔːˈtjuːnd
unpruned
ʌnˈpruːnd
wound
wuːnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAROONED

marmorean
marmose
marmoset
marmot
Marne
Maroc
marocain
maron
Maronite
maroon
marooner
maroquin
maror
Maros
marplot
Marprelate
Marq.
Marquand
marque
marquee

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAROONED

abandoned
above-mentioned
aforementioned
air-conditioned
big-boned
boned
conditioned
cushioned
disillusioned
honed
impassioned
old-fashioned
reasoned
seasoned
silver-spooned
stoned
toned
unsanctioned
well-intentioned
well-reasoned

Synonyms and antonyms of marooned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAROONED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «marooned» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of marooned

Translation of «marooned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAROONED

Find out the translation of marooned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marooned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marooned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被困
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abandonado
570 millions of speakers

English

marooned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असहाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقطعت بهم السبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высадили
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abandonado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানিবন্দি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marooned
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Marooned
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestrandet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

置き去り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버려져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Marooned
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

marooned
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Marooned
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mahsur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbandonato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

marooned
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висадили
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naufragiati
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβοήθητοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

marooned
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marooned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liggende værfast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marooned

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAROONED»

The term «marooned» is regularly used and occupies the 69.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAROONED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marooned

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAROONED»

Discover the use of marooned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marooned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marooned
When an alien pirate abducts Kes, U.S.S. Voyager takes off in hot pursuit, but the first rescue mission fails disastrously; an ion storm forces the shuttle to crash on an unknown world.
Christie Golden, 2002
2
Marooned: The Strange but True Adventures of Alexander ...
In an account that is every bit as fascinating as Defoe’s novel, Robert Kraske provides vivid descriptions of Selkirk’s days on the island and aboard ship, including details of the violent, bloody, and legally sanctioned pirating that ...
Robert Kraske, 2005
3
Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs
Featuring original contributions from today’s leading music critics, Marooned is a revealing snapshot of the current state of pop music criticism.
Phil Freeman, 2007
4
Marooned in Realtime
In this taut thriller, a Hugo finalist for Best Novel, nobody knows why there are only three hundred humans left alive on the Earth fifty million years from now.
Vernor Vinge, 2004
5
Marooned!
There's no turning back.
Brad Strickland, Thomas E. Fuller, 2008
6
Alexis Ant Marooned in Africa
Alexis Ant leads four friends on board a huge military aircraft, when the doors suddenly slam shut and it immediately takes off.
Kit Read, 2012
7
Marooned
Lost in a country that has shown Justin violence, hate and destruction, he finds a new life with love, happiness and a place to call home.
Jennifer Miller, 2008
8
Marooned on Mogmog: A Remote Island, a Shipwrecked Aussie ...
'It all ended with a shipwreck. Ten years of planning, dreaming, plotting and scheming - gone in one night. Who even heard of shipwrecks these days? This is the 21st century, not the 1800s.
Jennifer Barrie, 2011
9
Marooned with a Millionaire
From the moment blond hot-air balloonist Lizzie Matheson hit the deck of his yacht, Jack Dunlap knew he could kiss his solitude goodbye.
Kristi Gold, 2010
10
Marooned in Africa
Marooned in Africa is an exciting adventure set in the wild and untamed forests of West Africa.
Marie Pierce Weber, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAROONED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marooned is used in the context of the following news items.
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Train passengers marooned by flooding - The Myanmar Times
Torrential rain has wreaked havoc in upper Myanmar, with at least 1000 passengers stranded aboard stalled trains and merchandise bogged ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»
2
'Idiotic', 'stinker': England player ratings - Fox Sports
Ballance looks marooned on that desert island. Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
3
Livelihoods at risk as River Po runs dry - The Local
... at travelling in the shallowest of waters, larger commercial boats have been forced to cease activity, and are marooned on the dry river bed. «The Local.it, Jul 15»
4
Fires followed by floods: California faces dramatic climate year with …
One driver making the journey from Arizona to Redondo Beach in an electric car became marooned after exhausting the 270 miles of charge ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Iconic Joe Namath SI Cover Gets A Makeover Featuring Darrelle Revis
... an obvious reference to “Revis Island,” the fictional place where all wide receivers that match up against Revis are said to be marooned. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
Fine balancing act as car hits roundabout - Blackpool Gazette
The car then hit the roundabout and became marooned on a road sign, according to one eye witness. Pictures from the scene show the car ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
7
UC-Berkeley analysis: Americas first inhabited by single wave of …
This is consistent with an idea, known as the Beringian standstill hypothesis, that ancestors of Native Americans were marooned in part of the ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
8
Poll: Does Bethlehem Township need a stormwater tax …
... stormwater that closed roads, opened sinkholes, damaged homes and required rescues of marooned motorists (and this time, a LANTA bus). «lehighvalleylive.com, Jul 15»
9
Smartphones May Be Distracting, But Parents Need Them - Time
It's an apt comparison: parenting a toddler occasionally feels like being marooned and your phone is your only connection to the rest of the ... «TIME, Jul 15»
10
Heavy rain in MP; many villages marooned
Heavy rains are lashing most places in Madhya Pradesh since yesterday, consequently the ancient temple town Ujjain besides several villages ... «Web India, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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