- abandoned on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers: In exchange for food supplies left for them on the island, the marooned mutineers handed over the ship's instruments and charts.
- placed or left in an isolated and often dangerous position: Getting flood relief to the marooned villages has proved difficult.
- abandoned or stuck somewhere without resources: When flights were grounded after 9/11, Canadians offered their hospitality and their homes to put up marooned Americans.
- the simple past tense and past participle of maroon2.
