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ice⋅bound

[ahys-bound]
–adjective
1. held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.
2. obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbor.

Origin:
1650–60; ice + -bound 1
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ice·bound   (īs'bound')   
adj.  Locked in or covered over by ice.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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