strikebound

American

[strahyk-bound] / ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd /

adjective

closed by a strike.

a strikebound factory.

strikebound British

/ ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd /

adjective

(of a factory, etc) closed or made inoperative by a strike

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Etymology

Origin of strikebound

First recorded in 1940–45; strike + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

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Homeless people hawked the strikebound paper as management struggled to keep it on the streets.

From New York Times

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