aground
Resting on the bottomResting on the bottom.
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» We've run aground.
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1 senses(not comparable)Resting on the bottom.
The boat was stuck aground until the tide rose.
with the bottom lodged on the ground
Examples
9 sentencesWe've run aground.
My boat ran aground on a sandbar.
ruМоя лодка наскочила на песчаную отмель. — sharptoothed
The ship ran aground on a sandbar.
The ship ran aground and was stuck.
ruКорабль сел на мель и застрял. — marafon
Multilateral trade negotiations ran aground over import quotas.
deMultilaterale Handelsgespräche haben sich wegen Einfuhrbeschränkungen festgefahren. — Yorwba
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.From Middle English agrounde, on grounde (“on ground”), equivalent to a- + ground.
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