icebound

[ ahys-bound ]

/ ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd /

held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship.

obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbor.

Origin of icebound

First recorded in 1650–60; ice + -bound¹

For one thing, it is always ice-free, whereas the eastern route is icebound for five months in the year.

The Panama Canal |J. Saxon Mills
They, too, feed the northern health stations in icebound ports where submersibles dare not rise.

Actions and Reactions |Rudyard Kipling
Rather they seemed places for summer trips alone, to be left in winter icebound and desolate.

A Historical Geography of the British Colonies |Charles Prestwood Lucas
Deep was the silence of the icebound shore that day, sparkling the blue waters across which the sun marked a glittering track.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 |Various

Were the Reds engaged in enlarging their icebound headquarters?

The Time Traders |Andre Norton

icebound

/ (ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd) /

covered or made immobile by ice; frozen in an icebound ship