becalmed in the PONS Dictionary

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I like to believe that in the last days, the restless spirit found contentment, that he was becalmed.
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Here is a city returned to its former pace, an ocean becalmed.
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When a ship was becalmed, mastless, run aground or otherwise unable to move, a ship's boat provided a source of motive power.
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The use of oars or sweeps allowed the xebec to approach vessels who were becalmed.
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Just as the mariner becomes becalmed, so does the music.
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It was not because clouds were covering solar panels, and it was not because the wind had suddenly stopped and becalmed turbines.
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It is not uncommon to see thistles efficiently making their way, while other dinghys of similar design are becalmed.
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Sailing ships are sometimes becalmed here for many days waiting for a proper wind.
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He did not intend to enter but was becalmed.
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Becalmed in the tropics, the sea boiled like a pot, throats were parched, and slimy things crawled upon the slimy sea.
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