maroon
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8.8
- noun
- /məˈrun/
- Archaic
:
bengala
- "And the officer in charge of mortars will let off a salvo of maroons.
Examples
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If my car was broken, he'd fix it; it was this maroon 1981.
Fiction book (1997) -
The maroons are going off.
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"I got a live one here, maroon Chevrolet van, license number Ida Harry William one five five.
Fiction book (1997) -
A hundred yards away, Father Lennie boosted Sister Charity into the maroon van, then hesitated.
Fiction book (1997) -
Maroon centers, all perennials.
Fiction book (1995) -
Power 96.1 only aired one other song remotely close to that of Bieber's hit the past week: Maroon 5's "One More Night" was played 127 times.
Blog text (12) -
The Pendulum spoke with the outside hitter from Cary, N.C. about her career in volleyball and what she's looking forward to with the maroon and gold this year.
Blog text (11) -
The rescue team signaled for help by shooting a maroon into the sky.
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During the search, they launched a maroon to alert nearby boats of their location.
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The lifeguard fired a maroon to indicate that they needed assistance at the beach.
Synonyms
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1.9
An object that makes bright lights and loud sounds in the sky when it bursts
Compounds
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word maroon for the loud emergency firework has a not clear history, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of a single, sharp 'boom' used to call people to safety at sea; that is why a maroon is used as a warning signal.