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rockbound

rockbound adjective: surrounded by rocks.

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 rockbound

comparativemore rockbound
superlativemost rockbound
alternative formrock-bound

Origin of rockbound

From rock + bound.

Questions about rockbound

What does rockbound mean?
Rockbound means surrounded by rocks.
What part of speech is rockbound?
Rockbound is an adjective.

Words near rockbound in the dictionary

  1. Rockbank
  2. rockberries
  3. rockberry
  4. rockbolt
  5. rockbolts
  6. rockbound
  7. Rockbourne
  8. rockbrake
  9. rockbrakes
  10. Rockbridge
  11. Rockbridge County

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