windbound
[ wind-bound ]
/ ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd /
adjective
(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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Example sentences from the Web for windbound
On one occasion a collier brig had been windbound for several days in the Yarmouth roads.
The Shellback's Progress|Walter RuncimanWindbound means when the ship is detained in one particular station by contrary winds.
The boats which were windbound eight days arrived this morning all safe and well.
A History of Oregon, 1792-1849|William Henry Gray
British Dictionary definitions for windbound
windbound
/ (ˈwɪndˌbaʊnd) /
adjective
(of a sailing vessel) prevented from sailing by an unfavourable wind
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