Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n. [Written also {marroon}.] [F. marron,
   abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit
   of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that
   lives in the mountains.]
   In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free
   negro, living in the mountains.

Maroon \Ma*roon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.]
   To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and
   leave him to his fate.

   {Marooning party}, a social excursion party that sojourns
      several days on the shore or in some retired place; a
      prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.

Maroon \Ma*roon"\, a. [F. marron chestnut-colored, fr. marron a
   large French chestnut, It. marrone; cf. LGr. ?. Cf.
   {Marron}.]
   Having the color called maroon. See 4th {Maroon}.

   {Maroon lake}, lake prepared from madder, and distinguished
      for its transparency and the depth and durability of its
      color.

Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n.
   1. A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a
      scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.

   2. An explosive shell. See {Marron}, 3.

Source : WordNet®

maroon
     adj : dark brownish to purplish red [syn: {brownish-red}]

maroon
     n 1: a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide
          came in I was a maroon out there"
     2: a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
     3: an exploding firework used as a warning signal
     v 1: leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue; "the
          travellers were marooned" [syn: {strand}]
     2: leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The
        mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"