stormbound

[ stawrm-bound ]

/ ˈstɔrmˌbaʊnd /

adjective

confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.

Nearby words

storm warning, storm watch, storm window, storm-cock, storm-trooper, stormbound, stormer, storming, stormless, stormlessly, stormont

Origin of stormbound

First recorded in 1820–30; storm + -bound¹

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Examples from the Web for stormbound

Or, if you are lost or stormbound, my car is in the old barn and I will drive you anywhere that you say.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram
The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.
The Book of Old English Ballads|George Wharton Edwards
The travellers to the gold regions were stormbound at Lake Labarge for two days.
To Alaska for Gold|Edward Stratemeyer
A number of people who were stormbound saw them pass down the street and stop at your house.
Dave Porter and His Double|Edward Stratemeyer

Stormbound: that is what the Hygeia was—a winter resort without any doubt.
Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for stormbound

stormbound

/ (ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

detained or harassed by storms

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