weather-bound

[ weth-er-bound ]

/ ˈwɛð ərˌbaʊnd /

adjective

delayed or shut in by bad weather.

Origin of weather-bound

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby weather-bound

weather advisory, weather balloon, weather-beaten, weatherboard, weatherboarding, weather-bound, weathercast, weathercaster, weathercoat, weathercock, weather deck

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Example sentences from the Web for weather-bound

At least, some men in the Lipari Islands when weather-bound have foretold what wind was coming and have not been deceived.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
Grandma was weather-bound along with her young turkeys in the granary.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11|Various
I was weather-bound, with the snow already on the ground in Square Island Harbour.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
We don't often let ourselves be weather-bound, and I am not going to begin it to-day.
Tales of Daring and Danger|George Alfred Henty

Here, greatly to my disgust, we lay the best part of a week, with a number of other weather-bound vessels.
Paddy Finn|W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for weather-bound

weather-bound

adjective

(of a vessel, aircraft, etc) delayed by bad weather

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单词	weather-bound
释义	weather-bound [ weth-er-bound ] / ˈwɛð ərˌbaʊnd / adjective delayed or shut in by bad weather. Origin of weather-bound First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby weather-bound weather advisory, weather balloon, weather-beaten, weatherboard, weatherboarding, weather-bound, weathercast, weathercaster, weathercoat, weathercock, weather deck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weather-bound At least, some men in the Lipari Islands when weather-bound have foretold what wind was coming and have not been deceived. The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)\|Polybius Grandma was weather-bound along with her young turkeys in the granary. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11\|Various I was weather-bound, with the snow already on the ground in Square Island Harbour. A Labrador Doctor\|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell We don't often let ourselves be weather-bound, and I am not going to begin it to-day. Tales of Daring and Danger\|George Alfred Henty Here, greatly to my disgust, we lay the best part of a week, with a number of other weather-bound vessels. Paddy Finn\|W. H. G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for weather-bound weather-bound adjective (of a vessel, aircraft, etc) delayed by bad weather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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