Maroon /(?)/

Ma·roon

Maroon

n.
  1. In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

Maroon

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Marooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Marooning

  1. To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.

Phrases & Compounds
Marooning party
a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic.

Maroon

a.
  1. Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.

Phrases & Compounds
Maroon lake
lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.

Maroon

n.
  1. A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
  2. An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.