weatherbound

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weatherbound

  • /ˈwɛðəbaʊnd/ UK
  • /ˈwɛðɚbaʊnd/ US

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From weather + -bound.

adjective more weatherbound · most weatherbound · weather-bound

  1. often Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling. 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; […]

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@misc{weatherbound_2026,
  title = {weatherbound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weatherbound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}