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windbound

/ˈwɪndbaʊnd/

windbound adjective: unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.

Adjective

windbound (comparative more windbound, superlative most windbound)

  1. Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.

Forms of windbound

comparativemore windbound
superlativemost windbound

Origin of windbound

From wind + bound.

Questions about windbound

What does windbound mean?
Windbound means unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.
What part of speech is windbound?
Windbound is an adjective.
How do you pronounce windbound?
Windbound is pronounced /ˈwɪndbaʊnd/.

Words near windbound in the dictionary

  1. windboard
  2. windboards
  3. windbore
  4. windbores
  5. windborne
  6. windbound
  7. windbox
  8. windboxes
  9. windbracing
  10. windbreak
  11. windbreaked

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