windbound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of windbound
Example Sentences
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But it needs no arguing that to all windbound and to disabled ships the means of thus calling for assistance would be invaluable.
From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)
And there we were still windbound and helpless, with stomachs crying continually for food.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon
On their way to the Holy Land it seems that their ship was windbound for several days, and that they were in danger of being taken prisoners by the pirates of Barbary.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
But Hubbard was firm in the belief that we should take the route we knew, and renewed his argument about the possibility of getting windbound on Goose Bay, into which we thought the river flowed.
From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon
On the third we were all separated, having fallen in with many windbound vessels who required our services.
From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick
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