icebound

• Qualifie un lieu, surtout une étendue d'eau ou un navire, qui est entièrement entouré ou recouvert de glace, rendant tout déplacement ou passage impossible.

Describes a place, especially a body of water or a ship, that is completely surrounded or covered by ice, making movement or passage impossible.

1. Locked in by iceC1formal

   Surrounded or blocked by ice, preventing movement or access.

   Pris par les glaces

   • The ship remained icebound in the Arctic for several months.
   • The harbor was icebound, halting all maritime traffic.
   • The explorers were trapped in an icebound valley.