"weatherbound" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɛðəbaʊnd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɛðɚbaʊnd/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-weatherbound.ogg [Australia] Forms: more weatherbound [comparative], most weatherbound [superlative]
Etymology: weather + bound. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|weather|bound}} weather + bound Head templates: {{en-adj}} weatherbound (comparative more weatherbound, superlative most weatherbound)
  1. (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling. Tags: often Categories (topical): Nautical, Weather Synonyms: weather-bound Translations (held up by bad weather): задържан от лошо време (zadǎržan ot lošo vreme) (Bulgarian), værfast (Norwegian Bokmål)

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