Definition of windbound in English:
windbound
adjectiveˈwɪn(d)baʊndˈwɪndbaʊnd
(of a sailing ship) unable to sail because of extreme or contrary winds.
they waited, windbound, in the Bay
Example sentencesExamples
- I was windbound on the lengthy sweep of a beach at Lumsden for six days due to strong, gusting, offshore winds.
- Planning for extra food and windbound days is especially important in the outer exposed islands such as Outer Island and Devil's Island.
- The entire loop can be covered by the average paddler in six to eight days, but allow a few extra days for possibly being windbound.
- Even though the weather was cold and wet, and we were windbound for six days, we were more than rewarded by Nunavut's bounty.
- Sometimes, when we were windbound, the fo'c'stle was scrubbed as white as a hound's tooth.
Definition of windbound in US English:
windbound
adjectiveˈwindboundˈwɪndbaʊnd
(of a sailing ship) unable to sail because of extreme or contrary winds.
they waited, windbound, in the Bay
Example sentencesExamples
- Planning for extra food and windbound days is especially important in the outer exposed islands such as Outer Island and Devil's Island.
- Sometimes, when we were windbound, the fo'c'stle was scrubbed as white as a hound's tooth.
- The entire loop can be covered by the average paddler in six to eight days, but allow a few extra days for possibly being windbound.
- Even though the weather was cold and wet, and we were windbound for six days, we were more than rewarded by Nunavut's bounty.
- I was windbound on the lengthy sweep of a beach at Lumsden for six days due to strong, gusting, offshore winds.