AGROUND


Meaning of AGROUND in English

/ əˈgraʊnd; NAmE / adverb

if a ship runs / goes aground , it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move

►  aground adjective [ not before noun ]

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense on the ground ): from a- on + ground .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.