1. (

• maroon ,
• strand

) leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" ;

2. (

• strand ,

) drive (a vessel) ashore ;

3. (

• ground ,
• strand ,
• run_aground ,

) bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" ;

1. (

• isolated ,
• marooned ,
• stranded

) cut off or left behind; "an isolated pawn"; "several stranded fish in a tide pool"; "travelers marooned by the blizzard" ;