weather-bound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of weather-bound
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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They stayed there weather-bound for three nights, most hospitably entertained.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
I was weather-bound by a premature snowstorm for a couple of days, and among my fellow sufferers at the little hostelry were Anthony and his daughter.”
From The Red Symbol by John Ironside
He had been compelled to return, and there he had to remain weather-bound.
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume II by Justin McCarthy
The King made it a point to entertain the sailors when vessels were detained by rough weather, and they began to think Beaver Harbor was not a bad place to be weather-bound.
From A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons by Elizabeth Whitney Williams
At Plymouth the fleet delayed weather-bound till August 18.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
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