Meaning of waterbound | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Surrounded by water; restricted from movement because of water.
   not-comparable
2. Restricted to water.
   not-comparable
3. Reinforced with water.
   not-comparable

Examples

“Waterbound on a stranger's shore / River, rising to my door / Carried my home to the field below / I was waterbound, nowhere to go”

“Waterbound transportation could well gain⟳ a significant boost⟳ in interest⟳ from industry, and become⟳ a competitive alternative for road and rail transportation, not only by reducing travel⟳ time but also by offering accurate estimates of the expected traveltime for each ship.”

“Waterbound macadam is an old construction technique originating with John Loudon McAdam. The single-sized coarse aggregate is placed and compacted separately on a prepared subbase before the voids are filled with fines, and the material is then compacted and slushed, hence the name⟳ waterbound macadam.”

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