What is to keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed called?
becalm — To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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