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stormbound
(storm|bound)
Pronunciation:
/ˈstɔːmbaʊnd/
adjective
prevented by storms from starting or continuing a journey:
stormbound crews built barricades of wreckage for defence
his cousins and friends have been stormbound without a plane for several days
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