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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57937" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_57937" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> AGROUND', adv. Of a, at or on, and ground. </p> 1. On the ground a marine term, signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground, for want of sufficient depth of water. When the ground is near the shore, the ship is said to be ashore or stranded. 2. Figuratively, stopped impeded by insuperable obstacles. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_84089" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_84089" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:44, 14 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
AGROUND', adv. Of a, at or on, and ground.
1. On the ground a marine term, signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground, for want of sufficient depth of water. When the ground is near the shore, the ship is said to be ashore or stranded. 2. Figuratively, stopped impeded by insuperable obstacles.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(adv. & a.) On the ground; stranded; - a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.
