Becalmed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Becalmed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of becalm.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of becalm.
More Meanings
- (nautical, of a sailing ship) Unable to move due to lack of wind.
Example Sentences
[…] when we got aſterne we grew becalm'd, land-lockt in a fort, and were ſported all the way […]
Although the breeze had now utterly failed, we had made a great deal of way during the night, and were now lying becalmed about half a mile to the southeast of the low eastern coast.
Synonyms for becalmed
Depending on context, synonyms include unmoving, nonmoving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unmoving, nonmoving, still, windbound, windless, breathless.
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