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Definition of Becalmed
1. Adjective. Rendered motionless for lack of wind.
Definition of Becalmed
1. Adjective. (nautical) (of a sailing ship) unable to move due to lack of wind ¹
2. Verb. (past of becalm) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Becalmed
1. becalm [v] - See also: becalm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Becalmed
Literary usage of Becalmed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... which had got becalmed close under Cape St. Nicholas. She hauled her colours
down after returning a few shot, and proved to be La Mignonne, a remarkably ..."
2. Health Trip to the Tropics by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1853)
"DEAR MORRIS :— The sail that bore down upon us yesterday, as we lay becalmed with
our broken propeller, had a cool-looking ..."
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