adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of becalm form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Unable to move due to lack of wind.

   "[…] when we got aſterne we grew becalm'd, land-lockt in a fort, and were ſported all the way […]"

Adjective

1. 1
   rendered motionless for lack of wind wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nonmoving

Example

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"[…] when we got aſterne we grew becalm'd, land-lockt in a fort, and were ſported all the way […]"

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