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
We were up on the island yesterday, and saw open sea to the south, but are still lying weather-bound as before.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof
The meal that evening was a very dull one, and if they did not go to sleep at once after they had gone to bed, certainly there was little fun-making among the weather-bound prisoners.
From The Ice Queen by Ingersoll, Ernest
For two days the fleet lay weather-bound in the bay.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
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 Ironside, John
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