stormbound

[ stawrm-bound ]

adjective

1. confined, detained, or isolated by storms:

   a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.

stormbound

/ ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. detained or harassed by storms

Word History and Origins

Origin of stormbound¹

First recorded in 1820–30; storm + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.

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“More likely some travelers stormbound like ourselves,” returned Joe practically.

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Not to become stormbound, they increased their pace, reaching the lower end of the gulch by six o'clock in the evening.

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The snowstorm proved such a heavy one that for three days the party at Professor Jeffers cabin were completely stormbound.

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Or, if you are lost or stormbound, my car is in the old barn and I will drive you anywhere that you say.

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