confined \confined\ adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}. Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining}; {homebound, housebound, shut-in}; {in childbed(prenominal)}; {pent, shut up(predicate)}; {snowbound}; {weather-bound}; {stormbound, storm-bound}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals. Syn: fenced in, penned. [WordNet 1.5] 4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue. [WordNet 1.5] 5. held prisoner. Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed. [WordNet 1.5] 6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon. [PJC]
Weather-bound \Weath"er-bound`\, a. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel. [1913 Webster]