Marooned [muh-roon] Verb (used with object) 1. to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. 2. to place in an isolated and often dangerous position. 3. to abandon and leave without aid or resources. Noun 4. ( often initial capital letter ) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas. 5. a person who is marooned. Synonyms beach, desert, forsake, isolate, leave Origin: 1660–70; < French mar ( r ) on, apparently < American Spanish cimarrón wild (see cimarron); first used in reference to domestic animals that escaped into the woods, later to fugitive slaves dictionary.reference/browse/marooned
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 17:52:52 +0000
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