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marooned

marooned is the simple past and past participle of maroon.

Meaning of maroon

Verb

maroon (third-person singular simple present maroons, present participle marooning, simple past and past participle marooned)

  1. To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
    • Hard-hit by the Arctic winter, the Waverley route was completely closed from January 6-9, when an avalanche between Whitrope and Riccarton marooned Class A2 4-6-2 No. 60535 Hornet's Beauty.1963 April, “Winter on the Waverley”, in Modern Railways, page 281, photo caption

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Questions about marooned

What is marooned the simple past and past participle of?
Marooned is the simple past and past participle of maroon.

Words near marooned in the dictionary

  1. Maroon Peak
  2. Maroon Spirit
  3. Maroona
  4. maroonage
  5. Maroondah
  6. marooned
  7. marooner
  8. marooners
  9. marooning
  10. marooning parties
  11. marooning party

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