Meaning & use

marooned

adjective·Advanced

Left stranded and isolated, typically on an island or in a remote place, with no way to leave.

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The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after their ship sank.

A sudden snowstorm left the hikers marooned in the mountain cabin for days.

A note on using this word

Marooned often implies being deliberately abandoned or trapped by circumstance, not merely delayed.

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