Aground
Aground adjective - Resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water.
Usage example: the villagers came to stare at the foreign ship that was aground on their beach and at the strangely dressed sailors on board
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Grounded
Grounded adjective - Resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water.
Usage example: once his boat was grounded, all he could do was wait for the tide to come back in and raise it off the sand bar
Aground is a synonym for grounded. You can use "Aground" instead the word "Grounded" as an adjective or an adverb. popular alternative
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