Read the dictionary definition of maroon. All definitions for this word.
1. an exploding firework used as a warning signal
2. a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
3. a person who is stranded (as on an island)
1. when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
4. leave stranded on a desert island without resources
1. The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
5. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
1. the travellers were marooned
6. of dark brownish to purplish red