becalmed
/bɪˈkɑmd/
adjective
- Describes a ship or boat that cannot move because there is no wind.
- The crew grew frustrated as their ship lay becalmed under the hot sun.
- The sailboat was becalmed in the middle of the lake for hours.
- We were becalmed just a mile from the island, unable to move.
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verb
- Past tense and past participle of becalm; made calm or still.
- Her words becalmed the anxious crowd.
- The warm tea becalmed his nerves before the speech.
- The sudden stillness becalmed the waves after the storm.