strikebound

[ strahyk-bound ]
/ ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd /

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 through, strike up, strike while the iron is hot, strike zone, strike-slip fault, strikebound, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, strikeout, strikeover, striker
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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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