becalmed

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The wind now began to lessen; and, for fear of being becalmed, I was anxious to get an offing.

The Nora lies becalmed not far from the Goodwin buoy, with her sails hanging idly on the yards.

The squall soon passed away, and left them almost becalmed, as before.

At any time, a vessel becalmed is considered a very sufficing reason for swearing by those who are on board of her.

NEWTON FORSTERCAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYAT

And there, on the bosom of the endless sea, we saw a ship becalmed.

At length the sun went down, and darkness came on, and there the ship lay becalmed, with her crew of starving men.

On Sunday morning, the 17th, the ships lay becalmed about a league off shore, when the troops halted to report themselves.

Indeed, it was not long before the wind died away and the boys were nearly becalmed.

But when there is no wind these vessels must sometimes lie becalmed, and do not move for days or sometimes weeks.

Never did sailors bathing beside a becalmed ship make quicker on board at the cry “Shark!”

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OCTOBER 26, 1985