icebound

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NUUK, Greenland—In a squat building at the center of this icebound capital, Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, addressed a hastily convened press conference to reassure his 57,000 compatriots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The icebound river landscape may be at least 34 million years old, meaning that it would date to right before ice encrusted Antarctica.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

As diphtheria - a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection - spread among Nome's people, its port was icebound, meaning antitoxin would have to be delivered overland.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Winters, we can look across the vast eastward miles, and regard with pity the icebound, housebound millions in the manacles of winter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

When the American ships became icebound, the brave crew managed to survive nine months at –40°F. They found three British graves, but not Sir Franklin’s.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock