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aground

DEFINITIONS OF: aground

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adv with the bottom lodged on the ground

“he ran the ship aground

adj 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”
Antonyms:
afloat
borne on the water; floating
adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water
floating
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
waterborne
supported by water
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