maroon on an island



maroon someone on an island

to strand someone on something; to abandon someone on something, such as an island. The pirate captain marooned his first mate on a small island in the Caribbean. Through a navigation error, I marooned myself on a tiny island east of Guam.
See also: island, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AnselmAHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Austins['ɔstinz]
Radomil-Czech, Medieval Slavic
Nala-Hinduism
Rosita[rəu'zi:tə]
CebriÁNse-BRYAHN, the-BRYAHNSpanish