Explanation and meaning of maroon.

maroon

/mə'run/

adjective
of dark brownish to purplish red
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brownish-red chromatic
verb
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
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"the travellers were marooned"

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strand

type of:
abandon desert desolate forsake
noun
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
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type of:
purplish red purplish-red
noun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
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type of:
firework pyrotechnic
noun
a person who is stranded (as on an island)
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"when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

type of:
unfortunate unfortunate person
verb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources
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"The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

type of:
insulate isolate

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