air-bound

[ air-bound ]

adjective
  1. stopped up by air.

Origin of air-bound

1
First recorded in 1910–15; air1 + -bound1

Words Nearby air-bound

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How to use air-bound in a sentence

  • At all risks, them two sweet creeturs air bound to be protected from harum; an ef it comes, they shall be reevenged.

    The Lone Ranche | Captain Mayne Reid
  • Yew hev done fur Byram,” he said; “yew air bound to set in the chair for this.

    A Young Man in a Hurry | Robert W. Chambers
  • But the identification was in the air—bound to be made sooner or later.

    It Never Can Happen Again | William De Morgan