bound for

Idioms  

1. On the way to, heading for. For example, This bus is bound for Broadway. It is also found in a well-known gospel hymn in which the singer is “bound for the land of Canaan.” This phrase stems from the 12th-century meaning of bound as “ready” or “prepared.”

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bound for

Standing by his new jet as passengers stream on to it, bound for a summer break in Croatia, Kevin Doyle from EasyJet defends putting more planes into the sky.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the second half of June Iran exported about 50 million barrels of oil bound for eventual sale in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

On Friday, Sept. 10, 1976, a Croat named Zvonko Bušić, his wife, Julienne, and three compatriots boarded a plane bound for Chicago.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on state-backed Max that several waves of drones bound for the Russian capital were shot down by Russian air defences.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Workers unload scores of tricycles piled high with toilet paper and PepsiCola and load them onto rafts bound for Mexico.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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