snowbound
/ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/
snowbound adjective: prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.
Adjective
snowbound (not comparable)
- Prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.
- When a passenger or freight train is snowbound, any train crew or passengers must first be rescued and taken to the nearest station. This task is usually done by local trackmen.1960 January, M. Harbottle, “Maintaining Services after Heavy Snowfalls”, in Railway Magazine, page 12
- Of a location or other destination, inaccessible due to being covered in snow.
- Synonyms:
- snowed in, storm-stayed
Synonyms of snowbound
Origin of snowbound
From snow + -bound.
Questions about snowbound
- What does snowbound mean?
- Snowbound means prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.
- What part of speech is snowbound?
- Snowbound is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce snowbound?
- Snowbound is pronounced /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/ (US).
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