# maroons

Pronunciation: say "muh-ROONZ" US /məˈɹunz/, UK /məˈɹuːnz/, AUS /məˈɹəʉnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of maroon. — plural of maroon
   - Simple: Plural of maroon. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The designer paired deep maroons with soft grays for the fall collection._
   - _The Jamaican maroons defended their mountain settlements for generations._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of maroon. — third-person singular simple present indicative of maroon
   - Simple: The form of maroon used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The seasonal flood maroons dozens of families in the low-lying district._
   - _A single canceled ferry maroons travelers on the remote island overnight._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/maroons (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).