Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A-GROUND'
A-GROUND', adv. [Of a, at or on, and ground.]
- On the ground; a marine term, signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground for want of sufficient depth of water. When the ground is near the shore, the ship is said to be ashore or stranded.
- Figuratively, stopped; impeded by insuperable obstacles.
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