WINDBOUND


Meaning of WINDBOUND in English

/wind"bownd'/ , adj.

(of a sailing ship, sailboat, or the like) kept from sailing by a wind from the wrong direction or one of too high velocity.

[ 1580-90; WIND 1 + -BOUND 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .