wa|ter-bound

wa|ter-bound
wa|ter-bound «WT uhr BOWND, WOT-», adjective.
1. shut in by water or floods: »

While waterbound, it [a foraging party] was attacked by guerrillas (New York Tribune).

2. solidified by rolling and watering: »

Oiled gravel roads are a natural development of the water-bound macadam variety (New Scientist).


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