weather-bound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of weather-bound
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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They stayed there weather-bound for three nights, most hospitably entertained.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
The break that weather-bound U.S. pilots in the Aleutians had been praying for�some action�came last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sheltered nook we sought already contained a weather-bound vessel.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
For six days the fleet lay weather-bound, till Sir Godfrey of Harcourt counselled the King to give up the idea of landing in Gascony.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
We have lain weather-bound yesterday and to-day beneath the glacier cliff on the north side of this island.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof
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