clock-calmn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈklɒkkɑːm/, U.S.

/ˈklɑkˌkɑ(l)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, calm n.¹

Etymology: < clock n.¹ + calm n.¹, perhaps with allusion to a resemblance between the surface of calm, still water and the glass face of a clock, although compare as calm as a clock at clock n.¹ and adv. Phrases 2.

Nautical. Now somewhat rare.

A. n.

A state or condition of the sea in which its surface is extremely calm and still. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > complete absence of wind

calmness1516

calm1517

malace1623

clock-calm1777

Irishman's hurricane1803

Paddy's hurricane1819

airlessness1831

Irish hurricanea1835

windlessness1916

1777 J. Adams Let. 28 Apr. in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 267 There is a clock calm at this time in the political and military hemispheres.

1832 Quid, or, Tales of my Messmates 226 Two days ago the sea ran mountains high; 'tis now a Clock-calm. Not a breath of air to ripple the immense sheet of water.

1895 Boy's Own Paper 14 Dec. 168/1 One might guess how complete was this clock calm by glancing over the side.

1924 R. Clements Gipsy of Horn iii. 54 The breeze died away and we were left becalmed—the centre of a clock calm.

2018 @dj13p 20 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 3 Mar. 2020) Sometime it isn't clear what's worse: a hard storm, or a clock calm.

B. adj.

Esp. of the sea: extremely calm and still.

ΚΠ

1850 Boston Daily Atlas 7 Dec. Fifteen minutes after the pampero burst upon her, the air was ‘clock calm’, but the sea rose to an awful height, and sent the ship wallowing into its trough.

1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 235 A girl's voice came across the clock-calm harbour-face.

2001 D. Sleightholme Funny Old Life (2007) v. 32 At high water we began loading Nighthawk, then the four skiffs... It was clock-calm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clock-calm
释义	clock-calmn.adj. Brit. /ˈklɒkkɑːm/, U.S. /ˈklɑkˌkɑ(l)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, calm n.¹ Etymology: < clock n.¹ + calm n.¹, perhaps with allusion to a resemblance between the surface of calm, still water and the glass face of a clock, although compare as calm as a clock at clock n.¹ and adv. Phrases 2. Nautical. Now somewhat rare. A. n. A state or condition of the sea in which its surface is extremely calm and still. Also (and in earliest use) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > complete absence of wind calmness1516 calm1517 malace1623 clock-calm1777 Irishman's hurricane1803 Paddy's hurricane1819 airlessness1831 Irish hurricanea1835 windlessness1916 1777 J. Adams Let. 28 Apr. in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 267 There is a clock calm at this time in the political and military hemispheres. 1832 Quid, or, Tales of my Messmates 226 Two days ago the sea ran mountains high; 'tis now a Clock-calm. Not a breath of air to ripple the immense sheet of water. 1895 Boy's Own Paper 14 Dec. 168/1 One might guess how complete was this clock calm by glancing over the side. 1924 R. Clements Gipsy of Horn iii. 54 The breeze died away and we were left becalmed—the centre of a clock calm. 2018 @dj13p 20 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 3 Mar. 2020) Sometime it isn't clear what's worse: a hard storm, or a clock calm. B. adj. Esp. of the sea: extremely calm and still. ΚΠ 1850 Boston Daily Atlas 7 Dec. Fifteen minutes after the pampero burst upon her, the air was ‘clock calm’, but the sea rose to an awful height, and sent the ship wallowing into its trough. 1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 235 A girl's voice came across the clock-calm harbour-face. 2001 D. Sleightholme Funny Old Life (2007) v. 32 At high water we began loading Nighthawk, then the four skiffs... It was clock-calm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1777
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