Words Like BECALM
We have put together a list of words that are similar to BECALM.
7 Alternative Words Similar to becalm
1 examples of becalm
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the fleet was becalmed
8 definitions of becalm
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To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
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To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind.
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To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again” ( Horace Freeland Judson).
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To make calm or still; soothe.
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To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
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Nautical, to deprive (a ship) of wind; delay by or subject to a calm.
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To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).