becalms
/bɪˈkɑːm/
verb
Leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme
stranded,stuck,marooned,motionless,at a halt,still,at a standstill,unmoving
verb
Leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme
stranded,stuck,marooned,motionless,at a halt,still,at a standstill,unmoving
verb
Leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme
stranded,stuck,marooned,motionless,at a halt,still,at a standstill,unmoving
transitive verb
Leave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind.
both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme
stranded,stuck,marooned,motionless,at a halt,still,at a standstill,unmoving
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