Aground

Definition of Aground

Aground means a ship or boat that is stuck on the bottom of a body of water.

How should Aground divide into syllables

There are two syllables in this word. The first syllable has a vowel 'a' and the second syllable has a vowel 'ou'. The consonants in this word are 'g', 'r', 'n', and 'd'.

Part of Speech - Aground

The boat ran aground on the rocks.

Sentences with Aground

• The ship ran aground on the coral reef.
• The captain tried to free the boat that was aground.
• The rescue team saved the sailors from the aground ship.
• The fishermen's boat got aground in the shallow water.
• The storm caused many boats to go aground.
• The sailors were stranded when their ship went aground.
• The navy sent a team to help the aground vessel.
• The ship was aground for several days before it was rescued.
• The sailors had to wait for the high tide to get the aground boat moving.
• The coast guard warned the boat about the shallow waters, but it still went aground.

Quotes with Aground

• Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
• There are three sorts of people in the world, - those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea.
• The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.
• The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.
• The sea has never been a friendly environment for man. Always, the sea is trying to take back what man has taken from it.

Number of characters in Aground

7 ( a, g, r, o, u, n, d )

Unique letters in Aground

7 ( a, g, r, o, u, n, d )

Aground Backwards

dnuorga

Phonetic Transcription of Aground

IPA (International): ʌˈgraʊnd

ARA (American): ʌˈgraʊnd

EPA (English): ʌˈgraʊnd

AH-GRAW-ND