becalmed

be·calm  (b-käm)

tr.v. be·calmed, be·calm·ing, be·calms

1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).

2. To make calm or still; soothe.

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becalmed [bɪˈkɑːmd]

adj

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a sailing boat or ship) motionless through lack of wind

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

becalmed - rendered motionless for lack of wind nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion

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becalmed

adjective still, stuck, settled, stranded, motionless We found ourselves becalmed off Dungeness for several hours.

Translations

becalmed [bɪˈkɑːmd] adj

[ship] → encalminé(e)

to be becalmed (fig) [economy, team] → stagner
to remain becalmed → rester stagnant(e)

becalmed [bɪˈkɑːmd] adj to be becalmed → essere fermo/a per mancanza di vento