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becalmed

Meaning of becalmed

adjective
  1. (of a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
    his ship was becalmed for nine days
    a place becalmed in its past
verb, past tense
  1. leave (a sailing ship) unable to move through lack of wind.
    both boats hung on before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme

Hyphenation of becalmed

be-calmed

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 letters.
  • becalmed is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

becalmed synonyms

Meaning left without the means to move from somewhere:

stranded

Meaning push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something):

stuck

Meaning leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island:

marooned

Meaning not moving; stationary:

motionless

Meaning make or become still; quieten:

still

Meaning not moving; still:

unmoving