weather-bound

American  

[weth-er-bound] / ˈwɛð ərˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. delayed or shut in by bad weather.

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weather-bound British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of weather-bound

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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

Lying weather-bound within sight of home, "some few, little better than atheists, of the greatest rank among them," were busying themselves with scandalous imputations upon the chaplain, then lying dangerously ill in his berth.

From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey

Perhaps Samuel Johnson, LL.D., was near the mark when he said that the author that thinks himself weather-bound will find, with a little help from hellebore, that he is only idle or exhausted.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus

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)