becalm

(bē käm, bi-)

transitive verb

  1. to make quiet or still; calm
  2. to make (a sailing vessel) motionless from lack of wind: usually in passive voice

See becalm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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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