- Icebound
Icebound may refer to:
* "Icebound" (play) a 1923 play by American playwright Owen Davis
* "Icebound" (novel) a 1995 novel by American author Dean Koontz
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Icebound — Ice bound , a. Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing; as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or fringed with ice so as to hinder easy access; as, an icebound coast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
icebound — [īs′bound΄] adj. 1. held fast by ice: said as of a boat 2. made inaccessible by ice: said as of a port … English World dictionary
Icebound — This three act drama won its author Owen Davis a Pulitzer Prize and elevated his reputation. Prior to Icebound, Davis generally wrote wafer thin comedies and potboiler melodramas, but this character driven drama of a Maine clan greedily… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
icebound — /uys bownd /, adj. 1. held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship. 2. obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbor. [1650 60; ICE + BOUND1] * * * … Universalium
icebound — ice•bound [[t]ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) held fast or hemmed in by ice: an icebound ship[/ex] 2) obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbor[/ex] … From formal English to slang
icebound — /ˈaɪsbaʊnd/ (say uysbownd) adjective 1. held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in: an icebound ship. 2. obstructed or shut off by ice: an icebound harbour …
icebound — ice|bound [ aıs,baund ] adjective completely surrounded by ice so that you cannot get in or out: an icebound ship/island/harbor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
icebound — adjective surrounded by ice, especially so that it is impossible to move: The Russian Fleet was icebound … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
icebound — UK [ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd] / US adjective completely surrounded by ice so that you cannot get in or out an icebound ship/island/harbour … English dictionary
icebound — adjective locked in by ice icebound harbors • Similar to: ↑frozen … Useful english dictionary
