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/struyk"bownd'/, adj.closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.[1940-45; STRIKE + -BOUND1]
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strikebound — [strīk′bound΄] adj. closed or hampered because of striking employees [a strikebound plant] … English World dictionary
strikebound — adj. immobilized or closed by a strike. * * * adjective closed or immobilized by a strike a strikebound airline • Similar to: ↑inactive * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : subjected to a strike a strikebound factory * * * /struyk bownd /, adj. closed by … Useful english dictionary
strikebound — adjective unable to move, travel, or happen because of a strike 2 (1): a strikebound port … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strikebound — adjective Date: 1943 subjected to a strike … New Collegiate Dictionary
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