aground
/əˈɡraʊnd/
adjective
- Stuck on the bottom of a body of water, unable to move (said of a ship or boat).
- They discovered the old wreck aground on the reef.
- The ferry was aground for several hours until the tide came in.
- The rescue team helped the aground sailboat get back into deeper water.
adverb
- With the bottom of a boat or ship stuck on the ground under the water, so it cannot move.
- The fishing boat ran aground on a sandbar near the shore.
- The captain realized the vessel had gone aground in the shallow water.
- After the storm, the ship was stuck fast aground on the rocks.
- In a difficult situation where progress is stopped or blocked.
- Our plans for a vacation went aground because of the travel restrictions.
- The negotiations ran aground over disagreements about the contract.
- The project ran aground when the funding was cut.
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