1. left in a place from which one cannot easily escape or leave
Usage: often used to describe being stranded on an island or isolated location

Examples

• The sailors were marooned on a desert island for three months.
• After the bridge collapsed, the villagers felt marooned in their remote town.
• She was marooned at the airport overnight due to flight cancellations.
• The hikers became marooned when the trail was blocked by a landslide.
• He felt marooned in the small town with no transportation.
• The family was marooned in their cabin during the blizzard.