aground
adverb or adjective
1
: on the ground
planes aloft and aground
2
: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water
A ship ran aground during the storm.
Examples of aground in a Sentence
the villagers came to stare at the foreign ship that was aground on their beach and at the strangely dressed sailors on board
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The assumption is that Lohar will either abandon pursuit or accidentally run the Bitchfist aground on the toothy shoals.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
When the Kings ran aground in 2024 in a terrible January that got Todd McLellan fired after a 16-4-4 start (which included 11 straight road wins to open that season), Hiller was tabbed to handle the coaching duties on an interim basis.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Industry bodies have warned that extreme levels of traffic in Hormuz would raise the risk of crashes and ships running aground.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Researchers found damage consistent with artillery impacts near the conning tower as well as evidence that the vessel had run aground before sinking.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
When the Kings ran aground in 2024 in a terrible January that got Todd McLellan fired after a 16-4-4 start (which included 11 straight road wins to open that season), Hiller was tabbed to handle the coaching duties on an interim basis.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Industry bodies have warned that extreme levels of traffic in Hormuz would raise the risk of crashes and ships running aground.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Researchers found damage consistent with artillery impacts near the conning tower as well as evidence that the vessel had run aground before sinking.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
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“Aground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aground. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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aground
adverb or adjective
: on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water
the ship ran aground
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