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maroon
1[ muh-roon ]
adjective
- dark brownish-red.
- Chiefly British.
- a loudly exploding firework consisting of a cardboard container filled with gunpowder.
- a similar firework used as a danger or warning signal, as by railway brakemen.
maroon
2[ muh-roon ]
verb (used with object)
- to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- to place in an isolated and often dangerous position:
The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house.
- to abandon and leave without aid or resources:
Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city.
noun
- (often initial capital letter) any of a group of Black people, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- a person who is marooned:
Robinson Crusoe lived for years as a maroon.
maroon
1/ məˈruːn /
verb
- to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island
- to isolate without resources
noun
- a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana
- informal.a person who has been marooned, esp on an island
maroon
2/ məˈruːn /
noun
- a dark red to purplish-red colour
- ( as adjective )
a maroon carpet
- an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal
Word History and Origins
Origin of maroon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of maroon1
Origin of maroon2
Example Sentences
Realizing they were effectively marooned, the sergeants ordered the riot squad off the bus.
Hundreds of cars were marooned and thousands of cars were abandoned.
Peering over the edge you can find a bounty of fish marooned in a thick, tomato-based broth.
Known primarily for his offensive rebounding and defense, Thompson was marooned in Cleveland on bad teams in recent years and was due for a change of scenery, especially after the Cavaliers traded for Andre Drummond at last year’s trade deadline.
Masked stragglers stood marooned at different bus and taxi stops, open in their despair.
Houses sit together at their tables in dining halls under maroon banners emblazoned with their names.
In his opulent maroon suit, Dickens flaunts his fame and fortune with so little subtlety he makes Kanye West appear modest.
We all remember when Levine shot to fame with Maroon 5's Songs About Jane.
It stayed at the top for three days, out-pacing tracks by Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent.
Halle Berry won the same award in 2002 for Monster's Ball when she dazzled in a semi-sheer, maroon Elie Saab gown.
A low slung maroon roadster came down the street and nosed into the mouth of the tarvia drive at Joseph's gate.
It is a dark maroon-colored leaf, and contains a large proportion of the nicotine oil.
More than one season have we spent in the house of old Abu Maroon, the village carpenter.
The seat covers were made of plastic in a maroon and blue plaid pattern.
A straw hat with a particularly narrow brim was adorned with a ribbon of alternating bars of maroon and grey.
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