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
Perhaps Samuel Johnson, LL.D., was near the mark when he said that the author that thinks himself weather-bound will find, with a little help from hellebore, that he is only idle or exhausted.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by John Augustus O'Shea
We have lain weather-bound yesterday and to-day beneath the glacier cliff on the north side of this island.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen
At Plymouth the fleet delayed weather-bound till August 18.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
Still lay weather-bound last night, and to-day it has been windier than ever.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen
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