aground

adverb, adjective

1. on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state: The ship ran aground.

adverb, adjective

1. (postpositive) on or onto the ground or bottom, as in shallow water

adv.

late 13c., “on the ground,” from a- “on” (see a- (1)) + ground (n.). Of ships and boats, “stranded,” from c.1500.