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Noun
S:
(n)
maroon
(a person who is stranded (as on an island))
"when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
S:
(n)
maroon
(a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color)
S:
(n)
maroon
(an exploding firework used as a warning signal)
Verb
S:
(v)
maroon
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strand
(leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue)
"the travellers were marooned"
S:
(v)
maroon
(leave stranded on a desert island without resources)
"The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
maroon
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brownish-red
(of dark brownish to purplish red)