stormbound

[ stawrm-bound ]

/ ˈstɔrmˌbaʊnd /

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adjective

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

Words nearby stormbound

stork's-bill, storm, Storm and Stress, storm belt, storm boat, stormbound, storm cell, storm cellar, storm center, storm centre, storm cloud

How to use stormbound in a sentence

The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.
The Book of Old English Ballads|George Wharton Edwards
“More likely some travelers stormbound like ourselves,” returned Joe practically.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
Not to become stormbound, they increased their pace, reaching the lower end of the gulch by six o'clock in the evening.
To Alaska for Gold|Edward Stratemeyer
The snowstorm proved such a heavy one that for three days the party at Professor Jeffers cabin were completely stormbound.
First at the North Pole|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

British Dictionary definitions for stormbound

stormbound

/ (ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd) /

adjective

detained or harassed by storms

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