Japanese Learning

What is the meaning of “足止め”?

WordReadingMeaning
足止めあしどめpreventing (someone) from leaving

学生は構内に足止めされた[足止めを食った]
The students were ordered 「to stay on the campus [not to leave the campus].

大雪のため列車内に5時間も足止めされた
We were stranded [trapped] in the train for five hours by a heavy snowstorm.

濃霧で飛行機は(地上に)足止めされた
The planes were grounded by dense fog.

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