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grounded

4.4

Kept on the ground and not allowed to fly

adjective
/ˈɡraʊndɪd/

: inmovilizado

The airline grounded all its planes due to safety concerns after recent inspections.

So that basically right there was grounded from flying the hog about halfway through that assignment.

Examples

After this crash, the Osprey fleet was grounded for months.
So the fleet has been grounded and they got to get that fixed.
Aircraft, ships and ground vehicles get stopped, grounded or returned to port.
So that basically right there was grounded from flying the hog about halfway through that assignment.

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But Elon Musk is mad at the FAA because they grounded his rocket blast because they explode and commercial jets could hit them.
After the recent turbulence, the pilot decided to keep the aircraft grounded for passenger safety.
All flights were grounded on that day because of severe weather conditions.

Synonyms

earthbound

vsgrounded

8 6.1

Unable to fly or leave the ground

is kept on the ground by rules or orders not by inability to fly

Antonyms

airborne

87 3.9

Carried through the air, like dust, pollen, or germs

How Free to Fly

authorized

1 3.6

restricted

18 3.9

grounded

4.4

banned

1.1

Surface Forms

grounded positive

Morphology

grounded = ground (transparent) = ground + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'to ground' (to keep on the ground), so the sense 'kept on the ground / not allowed to fly' is directly derived.

Etymology

Grounded comes from ground ('the earth' or 'the ground') and keeps its simple meaning of being held on the ground, which is why a grounded plane or pilot is not allowed to fly.