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strikebound

strikebound

1 9.3
Closed because the workers are refusing to work
  • adjective
  • /ˈstraɪkˌbaʊnd/
  • UK
: paralizado por una huelga
  • The strikebound airline was unable to serve its passengers for days.

Examples

  • During the 1970s, strikebound industries frequently appeared in the headlines.

  • Several factories remained strikebound throughout the entire summer, causing supply shortages.

  • The factory is strikebound due to the ongoing labor dispute.

  • Many strikebound services have left customers frustrated.

  • The factory has been strikebound for several weeks, leaving many workers without pay.

  • Due to the ongoing labor dispute, the shipping service is strikebound, and no deliveries are being made.

  • The restaurant was strikebound, forcing customers to seek alternative dining options.

Synonyms

on strike
vsstrikebound
66 3.3

Refusing to work to protest, usually by a group of workers

refers to a business or service closed because employees protest

Antonyms

to open
∞ 1.0

To make something not closed so you can get in

How Closed

strikebound
  • UK
1 9.3
closed
154 1.3
disrupted
4 4.6

Surface Forms

strikebound positive

Morphology

strikebound = strike + bound (transparent) = strike + bound

Formed like productive compounds with '-bound' (as in 'snowbound', 'homebound'); the meaning 'confined/closed because of a strike' is directly inferable from 'strike' + 'bound'.

Etymology

Strikebound combines strike and bound, where strike means 'workers stop work' and bound means 'held' or 'kept from moving'. So a strikebound business is one that is closed or stuck because its workers are on strike.