adjective
1.Of a brownish-red colour.
‘ornate maroon and gold wallpaper’
‘Her friends room was quite modern; the carpet had been dyed a rich maroon colour, the walls were plainly white and the roof painted black.’
noun
1.A brownish-red colour.
‘the hat is available in either white or maroon’
‘cold pinks, purples, and _maroons_ ’
2.A firework that makes a loud bang, used as a signal or warning.
‘Originally from the north Norfolk coast, he was bought up with the tradition that when the _maroons_ went up, the whole community downed tools and rushed to help.’
‘Celebrations start at midday, with the firing of a maroon to signal the beginning of the party.’
3.A member of any of various communities in parts of the Caribbean who were originally descended from escaped slaves. In the 18th century Jamaican Maroons fought two wars against the British, both of which ended with treaties affirming the independence of the Maroons.
‘Fugitive slaves from the West Indies or Guyana, or their descendants, were called _Maroons_ .’
‘The first _Maroons_ were African slaves left behind by the Spanish when the British military took Jamaica from them in 1655.’
verb
1.Leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island.
‘a novel about schoolboys _marooned_ on a desert island’
‘There were several landslides in the area, where four workers were _marooned_ .’
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