windbound

American  

[wind-bound] / ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a sailing ship, sailboat, or the like) kept from sailing by a wind from the wrong direction or one of too high velocity.

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windbound British  

/ ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a sailing vessel) prevented from sailing by an unfavourable wind

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Etymology

Origin of windbound

First recorded in 1580–90; wind ¹ + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

And there we were still windbound and helpless, with stomachs crying continually for food.

From The Lure of the Labrador Wild by Wallace, Dillon

The day after this conversation we fell in with several vessels windbound at the entrance of the Channel.

From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick

On the third we were all separated, having fallen in with many windbound vessels who required our services.

From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick

The boats which were windbound eight days arrived this morning all safe and well.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry

For a fortnight the Dragon lay windbound; then came two days of calm; and then, to their delight, the pennon on the top of the mast blew out from the east.

From The Dragon and the Raven by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)