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Maroon (other)
Maroon is a dark reddish purple or dark brownish red colour. Maroon may also refer to: * Marooning, the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area * Maroons, descendants of enslaved Africans in the Americas who escaped and formed free settlements Music * Maroon (band), a German band * ''Maroon'' (Barenaked Ladies album) (2000) * ''Maroon'' (The Webb Brothers album) (2000) * "Maroon" (song), a 2022 song by Taylor Swift Places * Maroon Dam, Queensland, Australia * Maroon Town, Jamaica * Maroon Town, Sierra Leone * Mount Maroon, Queensland, Australia Other uses * Maroon (rocket), a loud rocket used for signalling * Maroon (surname) * ''The Chicago Maroon'', a student newspaper of the University of Chicago * Maroon Cartoons, a fictional studio in ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' See also * Maroon 5, an American pop rock band * Marooned (other) * Marooning (other) * Maroons (other) Maroons are descendants of Africans in the Americas wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon
Maroon ( , ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word , meaning chestnut. ''Marron'' is also one of the French translations for "brown". Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, include burgundy, claret, mulberry, and crimson. Different dictionaries define maroon differently. The ''Cambridge English Dictionary'' defines maroon as a dark reddish-purple color while its "American Dictionary" section defines maroon as dark brown-red. Lexico online dictionary defines maroon as a brownish-red. Similarly, Dictionary.com defines maroon as a dark brownish-red. The ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' describes maroon as "a brownish-crimson or claret colour," while the Merriam-Webster online dictionary simply defines it as a dark red. In the sRGB color model for additive color representation, the web color called maroon is created by turning down the brightness of pure red to about one half. It is also noted that maroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Maroon
Mount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to above sea level about 12 km west of Rathdowney. The original indigenous name for the mountain is Wahlmoorum which means sand goanna in the Yuggera language. Another aboriginal name documented for the mountain is Dahl-moor-uhn, which means "big fellow waterhole bunyip" attributed to two small yet deep lagoons, on the summit of the mountain. The earliest photograph of the lagoons are from 1910. The current name for the mountain comes from the first grazing property in the area called Maroon. Mount Maroon consists mainly of rhyolite and has its geological origins in cooling molten rock beneath the surface. The mountain was first gazetted in 1938 as Mount Maroon National Park. In 1950, Mount Barney National Park was extended to include Mount Maroon and nearby Mount May. The mountain contains areas of montane heath vegetation, rocky pavement and mallee ash shrublan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marooned (other)
Marooned may refer to: * Marooning, the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area Film and television * ''Marooned'' (1933 film), a British drama film * ''Marooned'' (1969 film), an American science-fiction film * ''Marooned'' (1994 film), a short film * ''Marooned'' (2004 film), a football documentary * ''Marooned'' (2019 film), a short film included on the home media releases of '' Abominable'' * "Marooned" (''Legends of Tomorrow''), an episode of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' * "Marooned" (''Red Dwarf''), an episode of ''Red Dwarf'' * "Marooned" (''The Ren & Stimpy Show''), an episode of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' * '' Marooned with Ed Stafford'', a documentary television series Other uses * File:''Marooned'' by Edward J Gregory.jpg, the 1887 oil painting by Edward John Gregory * ''Marooned'' (novel), by Martin Caidin, 1964 * Marooned (band), an American ''a cappella'' band * "Marooned" (instrumental), on Pink Floyd's 1994 album ''The Division Bell'' * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn (musician), Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton, and bassist and sampler Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were in high school. After self-releasing their independent album ''We Like Digging?'', the band signed to Reprise Records and released the album ''The Fourth World (album), The Fourth World'' in 1997. The album garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college. In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, pursuing a different direction and adding guitarist Valentine. The band signed with Octone Records, an independent record label with a separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wolf. The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy, along with the voices of Charles Fleischer and an uncredited Kathleen Turner. Combining Live-action animated film, live-action and animation, the film is set in an alternate history Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1947, where humans and cartoon characters (referred to as "toons") co-exist. Its plot follows Eddie Valiant, a private Detective, investigator with a grudge against toons, who must help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon Frameup, framed for murder. Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for the story in 1981. Price and Seaman wrote two drafts of the script before Disney brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicago Maroon
''The Chicago Maroon'', the independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago, is a biweekly publication founded in 1892. During the academic year, ''The Maroon'' publishes every other Wednesday. The paper consists of seven sections: news, opinion ("Viewpoints"), arts, sports, Grey City, podcasts, and games. In September, it publishes its annual Orientation Issue (O-Issue) for entering first-year students, including sections on the University and the city of Chicago. About ''The Maroon'' Any student at the University of Chicago can contribute to the newspaper, and many go through training and complete a series of requirements to join ''The Maroon'' as a staff member. Although the requirements have changed over time, the process of joining staff has traditionally been called "hustling." The editorial board explained in 1903 that when the newspaper changed from a weekly to a daily, many more students were needed to produce the paper, so they "hustled" (meaning both "to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon (surname) (born 1988), American professional ice hockey player
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Maroon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anthony Maroon, Australian radio presenter * Darren Maroon (born 1966), Australian rugby league player * Fred J. Maroon (1924–2001), American photographer * Patrick Maroon Patrick Maroon (born April 23, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Big Rig", Maroon played for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, New Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon (rocket)
A maroon is a type of rocket which generates a loud bang and a bright flash. It is used as an alarm or warning. The United Kingdom, British Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) used these rockets in the past to call the crew when the Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat needs to be launched. Another example was as a Detonator (railway), signal on a railway, to alert oncoming trains that they must stop due to unexpected accident or track work ahead. Used by British spotters in World War I located around the cities, they would fire when German bombers were approaching. Maroons were also intended to be used by the British Civil Defense or Royal Observer Corps in the event of a nuclear attack - the Protect and Survive series of informational civil nuclear defence videos shows the intended usage of maroons to signal impending fallout. Maroons would be used in groups of three to sound an alarm. References Rockets and missiles {{Rocket-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon Town, Sierra Leone
Maroon Town, Sierra Leone, is a district in the settlement of Freetown, a colony founded in West Africa by Great Britain. History Following their defeat in the American Revolutionary War, the British had resettled African Americans in the British colony of Nova Scotia (now a province of Canada). However, many did not like the colder climate and poor treatment they received, so in 1792 about 1200 to 1800 of them emigrated to Sierra Leone. This move was welcomed by the Sierra Leone Company, which wanted to reestablish a colony, but lacked colonists. Once there, the Nova Scotian Settlers (as they came to be called) and Sierra Leone Company surveyors founded Freetown. A second group, the Jamaican Maroons, originally numbering just under 600 men, women and children who had surrendered following the Second Maroon War in Jamaica, were transported to Nova Scotia in 1796. In 1800, unhappy with their new home, 550 Maroons emigrated to Freetown. The Nova Scotian Settlers had sought to obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marooning
Marooning is the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area, such as a desert island, or more generally (usually in passive voice) to be marooned is to be in a place from which one cannot escape. The word is attested in 1699, and is derived from the term maroon, a word for a fugitive slave, which could be a corruption of Spanish '' cimarrón'' (rendered as "symeron" in 16th–17th century English), meaning a household animal (or slave) who has "run wild". ''Cimarrón'' in turn may be derived from the Taino word ''símaran'' (“wild”) (like a stray arrow), from ''símara'' (“arrow”). The practice was a penalty for crewmen, or for captains at the hands of a crew in cases of mutiny. Generally, a marooned man was set on a deserted island, often no more than a sand bar at low tide. He would be given some food, a container of water, and a loaded pistol so he could die by suicide if he desired. The outcome of marooning was usually fatal, but survival was possib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon Town, Jamaica
Maroon Town is a settlement in Jamaica. It has a population of 3122 as of 2009. Geography and economy Maroon Town is located in the conical Cockpit Country that spans parts of the parishes of St. James, St. Elizabeth and Trelawny. Located in Saint James Parish, Jamaica the community sits approximately 29 kilometers, southwest of Montego Bay, the parish capital. This former settlement of the Jamaican Maroons has a variety of Jamaican flora and fauna. Farmers in this area invest in ground provisions (including yam) and other staples, but especially bananas. Bananas have over the years been commercially successful as a profit-making venture in this community and are also a regular staple of locals. The Maroon Pride Banana Chips brand originated in this community. Cudjoe's Town and Trelawny Town It is a former home of runaway slaves who became Jamaican Maroons and fought two guerrilla wars against the colonial authorities, the First Maroon War of the 1730s and the Second Maroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon Dam
The Maroon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Burnett Creek that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Scenic Rim Regional Council region. The impounded reservoir is also called Maroon Dam. Location and features The dam is located southwest of Beaudesert. The primary inflow of the reservoir is Burnett Creek, a tributary of Logan River. Construction of the dam commenced in 1969 and was completed in 1973. The rock and earthfill dam structure is high and long. The dam wall holds back the reservoir when at full capacity. The dam has a clearance of above full supply level for flood mitigation purposes. This allows for a full operating level at . From a catchment area of that lies within the Scenic Rim at the foot of the McPherson Range, the dam creates an unnamed reservoir, with a surface area of . The uncontrolled un-gated spillway has a discharge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
