dead slow

American  

adverb

Nautical.

1. as slow as possible without losing steerageway.

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Example Sentences

Snow squalls and heavy seas made visibility poor and forced Endurance to creep forward with the engines dead slow as it headed into Stromness Bay.

From Literature

Dead Slow Ahead is not about zombies, but it is about slow-moving things.

From The Verge

Dead Slow Ahead's pace allows for plenty of contemplation, and at a certain point one's thoughts turn to their own place in this world, and the lottery of circumstance.

From The Verge

This does not mean that Dead Slow Ahead doesn't care about the people on screen; on the contrary, only by taking this broad view are we able to truly comprehend the implications of their lives within this machine.

From The Verge

We walked up to the Ritz, scanned the schedule for the next feature screening, and went into Dead Slow Ahead sight unseen.

From The Verge