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becalmed

/ bɪˈkɑːmd /

adjective

Their temperature and moral outrage, briefly becalmed by his recent humiliation, began to rise once again.

The wind now began to lessen; and, for fear of being becalmed, I was anxious to get an offing.

The Nora lies becalmed not far from the Goodwin buoy, with her sails hanging idly on the yards.

The squall soon passed away, and left them almost becalmed, as before.

At any time, a vessel becalmed is considered a very sufficing reason for swearing by those who are on board of her.

And there, on the bosom of the endless sea, we saw a ship becalmed.

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