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windbound

/ˈwɪndbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wind-bound
IPA
/ˈwɪndbaʊnd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

From wind + bound.

Inflected Forms

more windbound (comparative) most windbound (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce windbound?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪndbaʊnd/.
What does windbound mean?
Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.
Where does windbound come from?
From wind + bound.

How to pronounce windbound

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