Maroon
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Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:
- Maroon (color)Maroon (color)Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...
, a dark shade of red - Maroon (people)Maroon (people)Maroons were runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America, who formed independent settlements together...
, runaway slaves, of African origin, in the Americas - MarooningMarooningMarooning is the intentional leaving of someone in a remote area, such as an uninhabited island. The word appears in writing in approximately 1709, and is derived from the term maroon, a word for a fugitive slave, which could be a corruption of Spanish cimarrón, meaning a household animal who has...
, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island
Music
- Maroon (Barenaked Ladies album), a 2000 album by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies
- Maroon (Muslimgauze album)Maroon (Muslimgauze album)Maroon is a CD album by Muslimgauze. The first edition of 1000 copies was issued in a light brown digipak with a postcard insert, the first 500 copies of which were sealed with a Palestinian Authority stamp. The album was later re-issued in December 2002 with different artwork, in a digipak with a...
, a 1995 album by Muslimgauze - Maroon, an album by The Webb BrothersThe Webb BrothersThe Webb Brothers are a rock band from Chicago, Illinois, who formed in 1998.-History:The Webb Brothers are Christiaan, Justin and James Webb, sons of the songwriter Jimmy Webb and Patsy Sullivan, a cover girl and top model. They are grandsons of actor Barry Sullivan. Christiaan and Justin attended...
- Maroon 5Maroon 5Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
, a United States pop band - Maroon (band)Maroon (band)Maroon is a German Heavy Metal band based in Nordhausen. They were formed in 1998.-History:Maroon released a demo cassette in 1999 entitled The Initiate although all four songs can be found on later releases...
, a German band - "Marooned" (instrumental), a 1994 instrumental track by Pink Floyd on their album The Division Bell
- Marooned (band)Marooned (band)Marooned are a US based, a cappella, Irish folk/Shanty band based in Las Vegas. They were formed in 1995.-History:Marooned first performed at the Las Vegas Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival in 1995. They performed at a number of small festivals and local venues until the release of their...
, a United States maritime-folk group - Marooned, a song by Running Wild from their album Death or GloryDeath or Glory (album)Death or Glory is a heavy metal album by German band Running Wild. One of their most successful releases, it contains the concert favourites "Riding the Storm" and "Bad to the Bone". The final track, "March On", was not included on the vinyl release due to space constraints.The album is the best...
Other uses
- Maroon beretMaroon beretThe maroon beret is a military beret and has been an international symbol of elite airborne forces since it was chosen for British airborne forces in World War II. This distinctive head dress was officially introduced in 1942, at the direction of General Frederick Browning, commander of the British...
, symbolic headgear worn by airborne forces - The Chicago MaroonThe Chicago MaroonThe Chicago Maroon, the independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago, is a twice-weekly publication that traces its founding to 1892. During autumn, winter, and spring quarters of the academic year, the Maroon publishes every Tuesday and Friday. The paper consists of four sections:...
, an independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago - Maroon (rocket)Maroon (rocket)A maroon is a type of rocket which makes a loud banging report and a bright flash. It is used as an alarm or warning, for example the British Royal National Lifeboat Institution uses these rockets to call the crew when the lifeboat needs to be launched.The RNLI's use of this warning device was...
, a loud rocket used for signaling - Marooned (novel)Marooned (novel)Marooned is a 1964 science fiction thriller novel by Martin Caidin, about a manned spacecraft which becomes stranded in Earth orbit, oxygen running out, and only an experimental craft available to attempt a rescue...
, a 1964 novel by Martin Caidin- Marooned (film)Marooned (film)Marooned is a 1969 American film directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, and Gene Hackman....
, a 1969 film starring Gregory Peck and Richard Crenna, based on the novel
- Marooned (film)
- "Marooned" (Red Dwarf episode), a 1989 episode of the television show Red Dwarf
- Maroon Town, Sierra LeoneMaroon Town, Sierra LeoneMaroon Town, Sierra Leone was one of the first towns established in the present day area known as Freetown and was the town where the Jamaican Maroons lived. Maroon Town was west of Settler Town, Sierra Leone which was where the African American Loyalists lived...
- Mount MaroonMount MaroonMount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to above sea level about 12 km west of Rathdowney....
, a mountain in South East Queensland