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  • I see HB copies of "The Sailcoth Shroud" and "Aground" regularly-no one picking them up.

    A TOUCH OF DEATH Ed Gorman 2008

  • TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Aground and taking on water.

    CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2007 2007

  • For more on how to handle a boat that is dragging anchor, see Part Six, Running Aground and Other Nuisances.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

  • For more on how to handle a boat that is dragging anchor, see Part Six, Running Aground and Other Nuisances.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

  • Aground, the huge wings fold downward and, with the help of claws at the angles, give locomotion.

    The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978

  • Aground, when the wing is folded downward, they produce a “knee” joint.

    The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978

  • Aground under the guns of Petit Minou, ruined and destroyed; Hornblower could not restrain himself from clenching his gloved hands and tightening his muscles.

    Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962

  • "Poor Ellen Dawlish," said Sam Clovelly, my informant, "once the pride of the parish -- poor thing! her day has long since gone by; she is always worse when the moon's full; but it's a long yarn, sir, and you'll learn all about her and the wild skipper, as we used to call him, (that's her husband) far better up at the" Ship-Aground "yonder, than I can tell you."

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 Various

  • Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Tuscany Coast Some vacationers die as they try to jump from the listing ship.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2012

  • Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Tuscany Coast Some vacationers die as they try to jump from the listing ship.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2012

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