- weather-bound
- прил. задержанный или отложенный из-за непогоды a задержанный непогодой
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
weather-bound
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Weather-bound — Weath er bound , a. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather bound vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weather-bound — [weth′ərbound΄] adj. delayed or halted by bad weather: said of a ship, airplane, etc … English World dictionary
weather-bound — adjective delayed or shut in by bad weather weather bound traffic irritable weather bound children • Similar to: ↑confined … Useful english dictionary
weather-bound — confined confined adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}. Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining}; {homebound, housebound, shut in}; {in childbed(prenominal)}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weather bound — adj. delayed or hindered due to weather conditions (e.g. A weather bound airplane ) … English contemporary dictionary
weather-bound — weath′er bound adj. delayed or shut in by bad weather • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
weather-bound — adjective Date: 1590 kept in port or at anchor or from travel or sport by bad weather … New Collegiate Dictionary
weather-bound — /wedh euhr bownd /, adj. delayed or shut in by bad weather. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
weather-bound — adjective delayed or prevented from doing some task because of bad weather … Wiktionary
weather — n. & v. n. 1 the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, and rain etc. 2 (attrib.) Naut. windward (on the weather side). v. 1 tr. expose to or affect by atmospheric changes, esp.… … Useful english dictionary
weather-fast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : weather bound … Useful english dictionary
