Definitions of maroon:

• noun:   an exploding firework used as a warning signal
• noun:   a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
• noun:   a person who is stranded (as on an island)

  Example: "When the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

• verb:   leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue

  Example: "The travellers were marooned"

• verb:   leave stranded on a desert island without resources

  Example: "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

• adjective:   dark brownish to purplish red
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #21408)