weather-bound

American  

[weth-er-bound] / ˈwɛð ərˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. delayed or shut in by bad weather.

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weather-bound British  

adjective

1. (of a vessel, aircraft, etc) delayed by bad weather

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Etymology

Origin of weather-bound

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

They stayed there weather-bound for three nights, most hospitably entertained.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

The break that weather-bound U.S. pilots in the Aleutians had been praying for�some action�came last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once more we had snow-storms, and now lay weather-bound on the south side of the island.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof

He had not, however, left the country; for the Dutchman had been compelled to take shelter from the storm, and Fennefos lay weather-bound at Sm�rvigen, a few miles from the town.

From Skipper Worse by Kielland, Alexander Lange

This time the fleets had remained weather-bound, unable to start at all until the golden moments were gone--till opportunity had slid into the past.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis