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snowbound

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsnoʊˌbaʊnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S N OW1 B AW2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Prevented from moving or traveling due to snow or snowy weather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a location or other destination, inaccessible due to being covered in snow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snowed in, storm-stayed

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

confined or shut in by heavy snow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sneygwh- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *snóygwhos Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz Proto-West Germanic *snaiw Old English snāw Middle English snow English snow English -bound English snowbound From snow + -bound.