bound for

Idioms  

1. On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway. It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is “bound for the land of Canaan.” This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as “ready” or “prepared.”

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bound for

He was intercepted in luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, bound for India, where demand for exotic animals as pets has been growing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Every hero’s journey requires major movement, and in 2000, Rosales boarded a plane bound for New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

On 3 June 2025, the 15:10 sailing of Glen Sannox, the first UK-built ship capable of directly powering its engines with LNG, left Troon in South Ayrshire, bound for Brodick on Arran.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Before the disaster, the crossing was often packed with freight trucks filled with consumer goods and new electric cars bound for Nepal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

A galley was loading turbie-oil; she was to sail at sunrise, bound for Havnor Great Port.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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