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Shipwreck vs Marooned - What's the difference?

shipwreck | marooned |

As verbs the difference between shipwreck and marooned

is that shipwreck is to wreck a boat through a collision or mishap while marooned is (maroon).

As a noun shipwreck

is a ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.

shipwreck

English

(wikipedia shipwreck)

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
    • (Dryden)
  • An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
  • (figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
  • * Bible, 1 Timothy 1. 19
    • Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck .
  • * J. Morley
    • It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry had made shipwreck .

    Derived terms

    * shipwrecky

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.

    • See also

    * castaway

    marooned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (maroon)

    • maroon

    English

    Etymology 1

    Derived from the American-Spanish , meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An escaped slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
  • A castaway; a person who has been marooned.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.

    • Derived terms

    * marooner

    External links

    * A good short account of the "Bush Negroes" in Suriname

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a maroon color

    • See also

    *

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat.

    • Etymology 4

    From an intentional mispronunciation of the word (moron) used by the cartoon character .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
  • * 2011 , S. Watts Taylor, Tarnish , iUniverse (2011), ISBN 9781462002023, page 21:
    • At least, I would not be sleeping that night. Why did I have that espresso? What a maroon !
    Synonyms
    * See also . * See also .

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