becalmed
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becalmed, past participle; becalms, 3rd person singular present; becalming, present participle; becalmed, past tense;
/biˈkä(l)m/,
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becalmed, past participle; becalms, 3rd person singular present; becalming, present participle; becalmed, past tense;
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Leave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind
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- rendered motionless for lack of wind
- (of a sailing ship) unable to move due to lack of wind
- Having no Wind to fill the Sails. The Ship being deprived of the Power of the Wind by the intervention of high land, a larger Ship, &c.
- A ship, boat, etc that is kept from moving because there is no wind