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stormbound

[stawrm-bound]
adjective
  1. confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.
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Origin of stormbound

First recorded in 1820–30; storm + -bound1
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Examples from the Web for stormbound

Historical Examples

  • Stormbound: that is what the Hygeia was—a winter resort without any doubt.

    Their Pilgrimage

    Charles Dudley Warner

  • 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for stormbound

stormbound

adjective
  1. detained or harassed by storms
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