Castaways

/ˈkæstəweɪz/ noun

Definition

People who have been shipwrecked and left stranded on an isolated place, usually an island.

Etymology

From 'cast away,' meaning to throw or abandon. The phrase emerged in the 16th century from nautical contexts where sailors were literally cast (thrown) away from their ships.

Kelly Says

Robinson Crusoe and Cast Away made castaways famous in fiction, but real castaways like José Salvador Alvarenga survived 438 days drifting across the Pacific Ocean—making survival stories that are stranger than fiction!

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