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tide-bound
[ tahyd-bound ]
adjective
, Nautical.
- (of a vessel) grounded or otherwise confined at low tide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tide-bound1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
I know they used to get becalmed and tide-bound out here and the sailors would come ashore and raid fruit orchards.
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