He meets an old man marooned by the traffic.
Still, they were blissfully marooned on their little island of snow for another day until the snow melted enough that Alex could get to work.
The Memoires of a Frenchman, Captain Francois Peron (Paris, 182 4), who was marooned three years on the island (1792-1795), are of much interest.
Thousands of homes were marooned by floodwater, experts estimated the total damage bill could exceed £ 100 million.
She was marooned in a remote outpost of life, doomed only to be a distant watcher.