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rock-bound

rock-bound is the alternative form of rockbound.

Meaning of rockbound

Adjective

rockbound (comparative more rockbound, superlative most rockbound)

  1. Surrounded by rocks.
    • The Atlantic coast of the United States from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to Key Biscayne, Florida, is low and sandy compared to the rock-bound coast of New England.2009, Robert L. Lippson, Alice Jane Lippson, Life along the Inner Coast, page 1
  2. (CB radio slang) Limited in frequency because of a limited supply of crystals.

Forms of rock-bound

comparativemore rock-bound
superlativemost rock-bound

Questions about rock-bound

What is rock-bound the alternative form of?
Rock-bound is the alternative form of rockbound.

Words near rock-bound in the dictionary

  1. rock-and-roll
  2. rock-bottom
  3. rock-bottomed
  4. rock-bottoming
  5. rock-bottoms
  6. rock-bound
  7. rock-climb
  8. rock-climbed
  9. rock-climber
  10. rock-climbing
  11. rock-climbs

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