grounded

Definition

Not allowed to fly.

Etymology

From Middle English grounded, i-grounded, equivalent to ground + -ed.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• ""Sam, wait. You're not actually grounded. I just want you to be better about listening when I tell you something.""
• "Near-synonyms: prudent, reasonable, sensible, wise; realistic, real; mature; see also Thesaurus:wise"