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strikebound

[ strahyk-bound ]
/ ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd /
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adjective
closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
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Origin of strikebound

First recorded in 1940–45; strike + -bound1

Words nearby strikebound

strike a balance, strike a bargain, strike a chord, strike a happy medium, strike benefit, strikebound, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, strike down, strike fault, strike force
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British Dictionary definitions for strikebound

strikebound
/ (ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd) /
adjective
(of a factory, etc) closed or made inoperative by a strike
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