aground

UK: /əˈgraʊnd/ US: /əˈgraʊnd/ ,(ə ground′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•ground /əˈgraʊnd/   adv. 

1. onto the ground beneath a body of water:
   The ship ran aground.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•ground  (ə ground′), adv., adj. 

1. on or into the ground;
   in a stranded condition or state:
   The ship ran aground.

• Middle English. See a-¹, ground 1250–1300

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aground / əˈɡraʊnd/ adverb , adjective

1. (postpositive) on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water