maroon
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1. maroon - Noun
2. maroon - Adjective
3. maroon - Verb
4. maroon - Adjective Satellite
5. Maroon - Proper noun
Meaning
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
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when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
the travellers were marooned
After playing for five weeks – and winning all five of their games in the process — the Maroon Raiders had to withstand a two-week quarantine last month that forced them to cancel the anticipated cancel crossover games with Montclair and River Dell.
Better late than never, it's now launched a set of true wireless earbuds and a full-size noise-canceling headphone under its new Aonic subbrand, tapping Maroon 5 frontman and former The Voice judge, Adam Levine to promote them.
Brinton, C., 1916, page 16 He favored earth or muted tones, including maroon, black, and grey, with the exception of colorful folk attire or the bright red cassock in some paintings.