icebound

[ ahys-bound ]

/ ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd /

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adjective

held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.

obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbor.

Nearby words

iceberg, iceberg lettuce, iceblink, iceboat, iceboater, icebound, icebox, icebox cake, icebreaker, icecap, iced

Origin of icebound

First recorded in 1650–60; ice + -bound¹

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Examples from the Web for icebound

For one thing, it is always ice-free, whereas the eastern route is icebound for five months in the year.
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills
They, too, feed the northern health stations in icebound ports where submersibles dare not rise.
Actions and Reactions|Rudyard Kipling
Rather they seemed places for summer trips alone, to be left in winter icebound and desolate.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies|Charles Prestwood Lucas
Deep was the silence of the icebound shore that day, sparkling the blue waters across which the sun marked a glittering track.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878|Various

Were the Reds engaged in enlarging their icebound headquarters?
The Time Traders|Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for icebound

icebound

/ (ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

covered or made immobile by ice; frozen inan icebound ship

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