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单词 becalmed
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becalmedadjective

uk/bɪˈkɑːmd/us/bɪˈkɑːmd/

If a ship with sails is becalmed, it cannot move because there is no wind.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Sailing & boating

  • bail
  • bale
  • circumnavigate
  • crew
  • cruise
  • draft
  • draught
  • knot
  • navigable
  • ocean-going
  • pilot
  • rafting
  • roll
  • sail
  • sea legs
  • seafaring
  • shipboard
  • tack
  • whitewater rafting
  • yachtswoman

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Examples from literature

  • The course now lay from point to point, in order to avoid being becalmed within the indentations of the coast. 
  • The day passed without any change in the positions of the vessels, for they still lay becalmed. 
  • They were often becalmed and took months to cross the ocean. 
  • We mustn't show more lights than we can help, when becalmed at night so near the land. 
  • What if we should be becalmed? 
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