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

Ship tracker MarineTraffic showed that the vessel, the Selen, was bound for Pakistan.

From Barron's

Some 11 LNG tankers originally bound for Europe have been diverted to Asia since March 3, according to data provider Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arguably, nowhere has felt it more than Asia: nearly 90% of the oil and gas passing through the strait is bound for Asian countries.

From BBC

Last year, nearly 90% of all the oil and gas that passed through the waterway was bound for the region.

From BBC

While most ships now passing are Iranian oil tankers, others have included a cargo of crude loaded in the U.A.E. and bound for Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal

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