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

But stasis doesn’t make for much of a climax, and as the couple wait in the snowbound airport, the setting also functions as a metaphor for the film as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

It’s been years of cozy snowbound screenings, infuriating shuttle-bus delays and, more often than you’d expect, cinematic discoveries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

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

This storm might well be like others past that had caused them to suffer, had killed even—or perhaps it might dwindle beneath tonight’s stars and give their children snowbound happiness.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson