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stormbound

[ stawrm-bound ]

adjective

  1. confined, detained, or isolated by storms:

    a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.



stormbound

/ ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd /

adjective

  1. detained or harassed by storms


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stormbound1

First recorded in 1820–30; storm + -bound 1

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Example Sentences

The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.

“More likely some travelers stormbound like ourselves,” returned Joe practically.

Not to become stormbound, they increased their pace, reaching the lower end of the gulch by six o'clock in the evening.

The snowstorm proved such a heavy one that for three days the party at Professor Jeffers cabin were completely stormbound.

Or, if you are lost or stormbound, my car is in the old barn and I will drive you anywhere that you say.

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