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Marooned is a 1969 American science fiction film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus and Gene Hackman about three astronauts who are trapped and slowly suffocating in space. [3] It was based on the 1964 novel Marooned by Martin Caidin.
maroon or Maroon : a Black person of the Americas who escaped slavery and formed or joined a free and often secluded settlement or a descendant of such a person. Wherever Africans were enslaved in the world, there were runaways who escaped permanently and lived in free independent settlements.
adjective. uk / məˈruːnd / us / məˈruːnd / Add to word list. left in a place from which you cannot escape: What would you miss most if you found yourself marooned on a desert island? The police are advising motorists marooned by the blizzards to stay in their cars until the rescue services can reach them. Synonym. stranded.
adjective. us / məˈruːnd / uk / məˈruːnd / Add to word list. left in a place from which you cannot escape: What would you miss most if you found yourself marooned on a desert island? The police are advising motorists marooned by the blizzards to stay in their cars until the rescue services can reach them. Synonym. stranded.
Synopsis. Images of natural scenery. Then cut to the launch of a space rocket. Three astronauts go in that rocket: Jim Pruett (Richard Crenna), Clayton Stone (James Franciscus) and Buzz Lloyd (Gene Hackman). Back at base, Charles Keith (Gregory Peck) wonders if after eight months in space they could perform the easiest manual tasks.
Marooned definition: abandoned on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. See examples of MAROONED used in a sentence.
Synonyms for MAROONED: abandoned, feeble, unarmed, high and dry, overcome, passive, weak, disarmed; Antonyms of MAROONED: resistant, protected, sheltered, covered, safe, secure, armed, fortified.
