adjective.
(of a sailing ship) unable to move due to lack of wind
verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of becalm.
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adjective.
rendered motionless for lack of wind
Word Usage
"Just as I wasn't really the "solitary sailor, becalmed on the tractless seas of time," but, was, instead, a girl with a need to write a poem for a contest."