icebound

[ 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.

icebound

/ ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. covered or made immobile by ice; frozen in

   an icebound ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of icebound¹

First recorded in 1650–60; ice + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

This may be owing to the soft brook banks and their aquatic life, when the rest of the fields are icebound.

From Project Gutenberg

When spring comes smiling o'er the earth, she breathes on the icebound waters, and they flow anew.

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In this Arctic expedition he underwent the experiences common to all who tempt those icebound seas.

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The thaw was over, there had been a spell of cold weather, and Deerfield was icebound.

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Noon saw the traveller in an “up-and-down” country intersected by icebound streams and snow-laden hollows.

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Related Words

• chilled
• frigid
• ice-cold
• iced
• icy