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Definition of aground

Aground
Aground A*ground", adv. & a. [Pref. a- + ground.] On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. --Totten.

Meaning of aground from wikipedia

- accident. In accidental cases, it is commonly referred to as "running aground". When unintentional, grounding may result simply in stranding, with or...
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- transporting crude oil for S**** Oil. Operating under the Liberian flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km (1.2 mi) from the coast of Brittany...
- Germany. The ship ran aground off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1998. The Honduran-flagged M/V Demetrios II ran aground off Paphos Lighthouse...
- cannon against their enemies on the Rewa River, although they later ran it aground. Christian missionaries like David Cargill also arrived in the 1830s from...
- in the widely known Exxon Valdez incident. In this spill, the ship ran aground and dumped 10,800,000 US gallons (8,993,000 imp gal; 40,880,000 L) of oil...
- The Josh Billings RunAground is one of the oldest triathlons, second only to Eppie's Great Race in California. It has been held in Southern Berkshire...
- to ac****ulate at the center of gyres and coastlines, frequently washing aground where it is known as beach litter. In addition, the Pacific Ocean has served...
- November 2002, the Royal Navy's Trafalgar-class submarine, HMS Trafalgar, ran aground close to Skye, causing £5 million worth of damage to her hull and injuring...
- June 1718, Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of pirate Blackbeard, ran aground at Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, in present-day Carteret County. After...