definición y significado de maroon

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maroon (adj.)

1.of dark brownish to purplish red

maroon (n.)

1.an exploding firework used as a warning signal

2.a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

3.a person who is stranded (as on an island)"when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

maroon (v.)

1.leave stranded on a desert island without resources"The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

2.leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue"the travellers were marooned"

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MaroonMa*roon" (?), n. [Written also marroon.] [F. marron, abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.] In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

MaroonMa*roon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Marooning.] [See Maroon a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.

Marooning party, a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett.

MaroonMa*roon" (mȧ*r�n"), a. [F. marron chestnut-colored, fr. marron a large French chestnut, It. marrone; cf. LGr. ma`raon. Cf. Marron.] Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.

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

MaroonMa*roon", 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.

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Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:

Maroon (color), a dark shade of Red.
Maroon (people), runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, or North America
Marooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island

In music:

Maroon (album), an album by Barenaked Ladies
Maroon (Muslimgauze album), an album by Muslimgauze
Maroon, an album by The Webb Brothers
Maroon 5, a United States pop band
Maroon (band), a German band
Maroons (hip hop group), former name of Lateef & Chief Xcel, a hip-hop group
Marooned (song), a song by Pink Floyd

In sports:

The Maroons, nickname for Queensland's representative rugby league team
Montreal Maroons, a professional ice hockey team from 1924 to 1938
Toledo Maroons, an NFL team from 1922 to 1923
Kenosha Maroons, an NFL team in 1924
Pottsville Maroons, an NFL team from 1925 to 1928
UP Fighting Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of the Philippines
Chicago Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of Chicago
Roanoke College Maroons, the athletic teams of Roanoke College
Robinson High School Maroons, the athletic teams of Robinson (IL) High School
Moline High School Maroons, the athletic teams of Moline High School
Champaign Central High School's athletic teams.
Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)'s athletic teams
Butte Central Catholic High School's athletic teams

In other uses:

Maroon beret, symbolic headgear worn by airborne forces
Chicago Maroon, an independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago
Russell Shoatz, a former Black Liberation Army member, nicknamed "Maroon".
Maroon (rocket), a loud rocket used for signaling
Marooned (novel), a 1964 novel by Martin Caidin
- Marooned (film), a 1969 film starring Gregory Peck and Richard Crenna, based on the novel
Marooned (Red Dwarf episode), an episode of the television show Red Dwarf

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