frostbound
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frostbound (not comparable)
- Bound or confined by frost.
- 1964 April, Warren Smith, “The Midland's accelerated timetable—the first year—II”, in Modern Railways, page 243:
- For several weeks—months in some cases—routine track repair work came to a standstill because of the frostbound condition of the formation, or through other circumstances which precluded relaying, drainage and other operations.