grounded
adj/ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/ · /-dəd/
Etymology From Middle English grounded, i-grounded, equivalent to ground + -ed.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of an airman or aircraft Not allowed to fly.
- Courageous went down about an hour ago. Glorious also went down toward the end of the battle, cause unknown. Lion is grounded in the shadows of Terschelling, and will not be recoverable. All of the other battlecruisers have medium to heavy damage of one degree or another, with the exception of Renown, which avoided shell damage but took a torpedo at the last moment and is heading home under tow, and, of course, New Zealand, whose sole casualty is a stoker overcome with heat exhaustion.2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 27:01 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022:
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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Canada, US Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
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Of a person Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
- "Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something."2022, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4903: Acquittal:
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Of a person With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
- Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise