maroon
🇺🇸
/məˈruːn/
🇬🇧
/məˈruːn/
adjective
R
a deep, rich reddish-brown color
The autumn leaves turned a beautiful maroon in the cool weather.
noun
R
the color maroon, a dark reddish-brown
The school's colors are maroon and white.
R
a large firework that makes a loud noise and lights up the sky
The rescue team set off a maroon to signal for help.
verb
R
to abandon someone in a place where they cannot get help
The stranded travelers were marooned for days without food or water.
translation
a deep, rich reddish-brown color
the color maroon, a dark reddish-brown; a large firework that makes a loud noise and lights up the sky
to abandon someone in a place where they cannot get help
Word Forms
3rd Present
maroons
Progressive
marooning
Perfect
marooned
Plural
maroons
Past
marooned