maroon
- (s) of dark brownish to purplish red brownish-red,
Nouns
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(n) a person who is stranded (as on an island)
- when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
- (n) a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
- (n) an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Verbs
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(v) leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- the travellers were marooned
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(v) leave stranded on a desert island without resources
- The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island