·noun An explosive shell. ·see Marron, 3.
II. Maroon ·adj Having the color called maroon. ·see 4th Maroon.
III. Maroon ·vt To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
IV. Maroon ·noun In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
V. Maroon ·noun A brownish or dull red of any description, ·esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.