Dead wind
| (Naut.) | a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course. |
See also: Dead
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Except for a five-day spell of "dead wind," the Nai'a kept a record-breaking pace until -- star-crossed accuracy -- the morning of the 30th day when, a mere 400 km (249 miles) and two days from Tokyo, a dozing Reppy awoke with a jolt.
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