Waterbound

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Surrounded by water; restricted from movement because of water. not-comparable

    "Waterbound on a stranger's shore / River, rising to my door / Carried my home to the field below / I was waterbound, nowhere to go"

  2. 2
    Restricted to water. not-comparable

    "Waterbound transportation could well gain a significant boost in interest from industry, and become a competitive alternative for road and rail transportation, not only by reducing travel time but also by offering accurate estimates of the expected traveltime for each ship."

  3. 3
    Reinforced with water. not-comparable

    "Waterbound macadam is an old construction technique originating with John Loudon McAdam. The single-sized coarse aggregate is placed and compacted separately on a prepared subbase before the voids are filled with fines, and the material is then compacted and slushed, hence the name waterbound macadam."

Example

More examples

"Waterbound on a stranger's shore / River, rising to my door / Carried my home to the field below / I was waterbound, nowhere to go"

Etymology

From water + -bound.

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