'Becalmed' definitions:
Definition of 'becalmed'
From: WordNet
adjective
Rendered motionless for lack of wind
Definition of 'Becalmed'
From: GCIDE
- Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Becalmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Becalming.]
- 1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease. [1913 Webster]
- Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind. --Philips. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'becalmed'
From: GCIDE
- nonmoving \nonmoving\ adj. Not moving. Opposite of moving. [Narrower terms: {at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still}; {becalmed ; dead(prenominal), stagnant, standing(prenominal), still; {frozen(predicate), rooted(predicate), stock-still ; {inert ; {sitting ; {slack ; {stationary ; immobile, unmoving] Also See: immobile. [WordNet 1.5]