shipbound

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adjective

in a ship; especially, being bound there, unable to leave.

OriginEnglish bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn →
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Meanings

adjectiveshipbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparablein a ship; especially, being bound there, unable to leave.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  5. Old Englishscip
  6. Middle Englishschip
  7. Englishship
  8. Old Norsebúinn
  9. Middle Englishbownde
  10. Englishbound
  11. Englishshipbound

From ship + -bound.

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APA

shipbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbound

MLA

“shipbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipbound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipbound.

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