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Rarecastaway
The correct spelling is castaway.
How to pronounce castaway
/ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/
nounIPA: /ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/
Say it like: Cas-taw-aee
The correct spelling is castaway. A shipwrecked sailor. For example: "Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway."
Usage Examples
“Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway.”
“This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash.”
“These homeless people are society's castaways.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A shipwrecked sailor.
- 2.A discarded person or thing.
- 3.An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
adjective
- 1.Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
- 2.Shipwrecked.
- 3.Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
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