Marooning is the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area, such as a desert island, or more generally (usually in passive voice) to be marooned is to be in a place from which one cannot escape. [1]

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MAROONING definition: 1. present participle of maroon 2. to leave someone in a place from which they cannot escape: . Learn more.

Synonyms for MAROONING: leaving, stranding, abandoning, dumping, deserting, forsaking, escaping, discarding; Antonyms of MAROONING: having, retaining, possessing, keeping, owning, holding, reclaiming, withholding

To maroon is to strand someone in an isolated place, often a deserted island. Think of "Gilligan's Island," "Survivor," or "Lost" — TV shows that feature folks marooned on islands — and you've got the idea. Maroon can be a noun or verb, depending on how you use it.

1. to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast. 2. to isolate without aid or resources. n. 3. ( often cap.) a member of any of a number of black communities in the West Indies and Guiana formed by fugitive slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries. 4. a person who is marooned.

The pirate articles of captains Bartholomew Roberts and John Phillips specify marooning as a punishment for cheating one's fellow pirates or other offenses.

What does the noun marooning mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun marooning . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Marooning is the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area, such as a desert island, or more generally (usually in passive voice) to be marooned is to be in a place from which one cannot escape.

marooning (plural maroonings) An act of abandoning a person in a remote, deserted place.