Definition of "Maroon" :

noun: an exploding firework used as a warning signal

noun: a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

noun: a person who is stranded (as on an island)

"When the tide came in I was a maroon out there."

verb: leave stranded on a desert island without resources

"The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island."

verb: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

"The travellers were marooned."

adjective: of dark brownish to purplish red