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Maroon

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003537

To abandon a person on a deserted island or remote shore with little chance of rescue, a punishment inflicted by pirates and mutinous crews in the 17th and 18th centuries. The victim was usually left with a little food and water and sometimes a loaded pistol. The word itself comes from the Spanish cimarron, meaning wild or runaway, first applied to fugitive slaves.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003537
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Maroon; Spanish: cohete de señales; French: marron
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003537",
  "term": "Maroon",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To abandon a person on a deserted island or remote shore with little chance of rescue, a punishment inflicted by pirates and mutinous crews in the 17th and 18th centuries. The victim was usually left with a little food and water and sometimes a loaded pistol. The word itself comes from the Spanish cimarron, meaning wild or runaway, first applied to fugitive slaves.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Maroon",
    "es": "cohete de señales",
    "fr": "marron"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/maroon/"
}

Record 3,853 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.