snowbound

adjective

snow·​bound ˈsnō-ˈbau̇nd 

: shut in or blockaded by snow

Examples of snowbound in a Sentence

We were snowbound for a week.

Recent Examples on the Web

A couple of horror writers are snowbound in a cabin and their freaky tales begin to come alive. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2020

This piece has such an interesting take on race in America, both from afar — when the author spent time in Germany — and from deep within, at the snowbound confines of a university campus in the middle of Vermont. —Longreads, 27 Dec. 2022

Will seven days in a snowbound winter wonderland rekindle his love for his former wife—and for Christmas? —Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2022

Poloncarz said there is no emergency service available in Buffalo and several populous communities surrounding it because so many emergency vehicles are snowbound. —Jake Bleiberg, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowbound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground

Kids Definition

snowbound

adjective

snow·​bound -ˈbau̇nd 

: shut in or blockaded by snow