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dol·drums (dōl′drəmz, däl′-)
plural noun
- low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling
- sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation
- equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
- such calms and breezes, located between the belts of the NE and SE trade winds
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