Weatherbound
/ˈwɛðəbaʊnd/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling. often
"WEATHERBOUND IN THE SUBURBS [title]. The air is damp, the skies are leaden; / The ominous lull of impending rain / Presses upon me, and seems to deaden / Every sense but a sense of pain. // Hopes of getting again to London / Lapse into utter and grim despair; […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"WEATHERBOUND IN THE SUBURBS [title]. The air is damp, the skies are leaden; / The ominous lull of impending rain / Presses upon me, and seems to deaden / Every sense but a sense of pain. // Hopes of getting again to London / Lapse into utter and grim despair; […]"
Etymology
From weather + bound.