Noun
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a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
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unfortunate,
unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune
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an exploding firework used as a warning signal
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a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
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Verb
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leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
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insulate,
isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
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leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
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strand |
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forsake,
desert,
desolate,
abandon leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
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Adjective
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of dark brownish to purplish red
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brownish-red |