stormbound

[ stawrm-bound ]

/ ˈstɔrmˌbaʊnd /

confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.

Origin of stormbound

First recorded in 1820–30; storm + -bound¹

Or, if you are lost or stormbound, my car is in the old barn and I will drive you anywhere that you say.

The Thing from the Lake |Eleanor M. Ingram
The hut of refuge was already full of stormbound peasants when he entered.

The Book of Old English Ballads |George Wharton Edwards
The travellers to the gold regions were stormbound at Lake Labarge for two days.

To Alaska for Gold |Edward Stratemeyer
A number of people who were stormbound saw them pass down the street and stop at your house.

Dave Porter and His Double |Edward Stratemeyer

Stormbound: that is what the Hygeia was—a winter resort without any doubt.

Their Pilgrimage |Charles Dudley Warner

stormbound

/ (ˈstɔːmˌbaʊnd) /

detained or harassed by storms