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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Example Sentences

A UK military flight carrying British search and rescue teams, dogs and drones left RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday, bound for Venezuela.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C.—The first time Jordan Staal lifted the Stanley Cup he was a 20-year-old forward bound for a glittering career in the NHL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

PHOENIX—A 26,000-pound box truck loaded with Doritos and Frito-Lay chips rolls out of a distribution center, bound for a Walmart store about 4 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And we steamed on, riding the Wabash Blue Bird, bound for Chicago across the patchwork fields.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Related Words

• appropriated
• booked