adjective, noun, verb
adjective dark brownish-red in colour
Part of speech: noun
1 [U] a dark brownish-red colour
2 [C] a large FIREWORK that shoots into the air and makes a loud noise, used to attract attention, especially at sea
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to leave sb in a place that they cannot escape from, for example an island:
'Lord of the Flies' is a novel about English schoolboys marooned on a desert island. * The car was marooned by floods.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, maroon is tagged as noun.
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