windbound

American  

[wind-bound] / ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a sailing ship, sailboat, or the like) kept from sailing by a wind from the wrong direction or one of too high velocity.

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windbound British  

/ ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a sailing vessel) prevented from sailing by an unfavourable wind

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Etymology

Origin of windbound

First recorded in 1580–90; wind ¹ + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

Being windbound had for him especial terrors, due, I suppose, to his normally active nature.

From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon

Again we were windbound, with nothing to do but remain where we were and make the best of it.

From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon

An eastern storm, however, caught us on Moose Lake and not only sent us ashore on an island, but windbound us there for two days while cold showers pelted us.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard

The boats which were windbound eight days arrived this morning all safe and well.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

On one occasion a collier brig had been windbound for several days in the Yarmouth roads.

From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Runciman, Walter