a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
of dark brownish to purplish red