Becalmed

[bɪ'kɑːmd] or [bɪ'kɑmd]

Definition

(adj.) rendered motionless for lack of wind .

Typist: Louis--From WordNet

Definition

(imp. & p. p.) of Becalm

Edited by Allison

Examples

The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
In the latter part of the voyage, we had the misfortune to be becalmed for three days and nights, off the coast of India. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Edited by Allison

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