Aground Definition

aground
adverb
  1. with the bottom lodged on the ground; "he ran the ship aground"
adjective
  1. stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it"

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