stormbound
Stuck by tempest
Stormbound means confined or stranded by a storm, unable to travel or proceed because of severe weather: The ship remained stormbound in harbor for three days.
The term applies to vessels, travelers, or anyone prevented from moving by storms: We were stormbound at the cabin until the blizzard passed.
Left stranded and helpless
- shipwreckedStranded by maritime disaster
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- trappedUnable to escape
cut-off · beached · aground · anchored · snowbound · icebound · fogbound · weatherbound
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- galeSevere sustained wind
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
cyclone · squall · monsoon · downpour · deluge · tornado · lightning · thunder
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
- solitudeState of being alone
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- cabin feverDistress from extended confinement
entrapment · cloistered · sequestered · shut-in · cooped up · hermitage · enclosure · loneliness
Delaying to later
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- waitDelay until later
- holdupTheft by threat
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
layover · standstill · disruption · grounding · safe harbor · riding out · hunkering down
marooned
Left stranded and helpless
- shipwreckedStranded by maritime disaster
- castawayShipwrecked and stranded person
- strandedLeft without means to leave
trapped · cut-off · beached · aground · anchored · snowbound · icebound · fogbound · weatherbound · housebound
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
typhoon · cyclone · squall · monsoon · downpour · deluge · tornado · lightning · thunder · cloudburst
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- confinementState of being restricted
- solitudeState of being alone
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
cabin fever · entrapment · cloistered · sequestered · shut-in · cooped up · hermitage · enclosure · loneliness · detachment
postponement
Delaying to later
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- waitDelay until later
- holdupTheft by threat
suspension · layover · standstill · disruption · grounding · safe harbor · riding out · hunkering down
stormboundunconfined
Not restricted or contained
mobile · at liberty · free to go · unrestricted · unimpeded
storm, bound, bind, stormy, boundary, snowstorm, rainstorm, storms, thunderstorm