snowbound

American  

[snoh-bound] / ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. shut in or immobilized by snow.

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snowbound British  

/ ˈsnəʊˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. confined to one place by heavy falls or drifts of snow; snowed-in

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Etymology

Origin of snowbound

First recorded in 1805–15; snow + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

More than 60 trucks -- as well as helicopters for remote snowbound mountain regions -- have been used to transport election materials, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Maybe this is why the village, mountain and environs so often feel like a snowbound secret.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

One of the Lynxley forebears invented a system of “weather walls” that ensure each type of animal can exist in his own ideal climate, from snowbound plains to the savannah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Last weekend, Angelenos came in huge numbers, in zany outfits, on tricked out bikes, dogs everywhere, pouring into the streets as if this were the first warm day after a snowbound winter.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

"Um, I know Denton wants to work on the clues with you. He's snowbound, too."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin