maroon

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun One of a class of negroes, originally fugitive slaves, living in the wilder parts of Jamaica and Dutch Guiana.
• noun One who is left on a desolate island as a punishment.
• Same as feral, 2.
• Very dark crimson or red. See II., 2.
• noun A kind of sweet chestnut produced in southern Europe, and known elsewhere as the French or Italian chestnut, having a single kernel and attaining a large size from the fact that the other two seeds of the involucre or bur are abortive. It is largely used for food by the poor in the countries where it is produced.
• noun A generic name for any pure or crimson red of very low luminosity. The color of a chestnut is yellower.
• noun In dyeing, a coal-tar coloring matter obtained by purifying the resinous matters formed in the manufacture of magenta.
• noun In pyrotechnics, a small cubical box of pasteboard filled with gunpowder and wrapped round with two or three layers of strong twine, used to imitate the report of a cannon.
• To put ashore and leave on a desolate island by way of punishment, as was done by the bucaneers, etc.
• In the southern United States, to camp out after the manner of the West Indian maroons; make a pleasure-excursion of some duration, with provision for living in camp.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
• adjective Having the color called maroon. See 4th maroon.
• adjective lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.
• transitive verb To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
• transitive verb [Southern U. S.] a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic.
• noun A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
• noun An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
• noun A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
• adjective Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
• verb To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
• noun A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
• adjective Of a maroon color
• noun slang, derogatory An idiot; a fool.
• noun nautical A rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a person who is stranded (as on an island)
• verb leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
• adjective of dark brownish to purplish red
• noun a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
• noun an exploding firework used as a warning signal
• verb leave stranded on a desert island without resources