stormbound
/ˈstɔrmˌbaʊnd/
adjective
- Prevented from traveling or moving because of a storm, especially a snowstorm or a storm at sea.
- The passengers were stormbound at the airport for two days after the blizzard hit.
- The fishing fleet remained stormbound in the harbor until the gale passed.
- We were stormbound in a small mountain cabin with no way to drive down the road.
- Trapped or confined by stormy weather, unable to leave a place or continue a journey.
- The ship was stormbound off the coast for three days before the seas calmed.
- Many travelers were stormbound in the village inn during the heavy rains.
- The hikers became stormbound on the trail and had to wait for rescue.