English to Maltese Meaning of becalm - becalm

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Definitions of becalm in English

Verb(1) make steady

Examples of becalm in English

(1) Of course, there are times when the weather doesn't change much; then you might be like a sail boat becalmed in the middle of the lake.(2) On the way, they were becalmed on the Island of the cattle of the sun.(3) The short first beat to a dan buoy near the Steamboat Museum gave an indication of unpredictable conditions, some boats sailing steadily to the mark while others a short distance away were becalmed .(4) This would give them leeway to rest during days when it was against them, or they were becalmed with no wind at all.(5) On the long haul to Scotland they even attempted to row the 36 ft long boat at a stage when they were becalmed on the east side of the Mull of Galloway.(6) If, like me, you have spent endless summer afternoons sweatily becalmed in Long Island Sound, there's a lot to be said for a rail-down bash to windward, especially after it's over.(7) The fleet is becalmed at Aulis after its first abortive attempt because Agamemnon has angered the goddess Artemis by killing a stag in her sacred grove.(8) Menelaus recounts his own journey and tells how he was becalmed for twenty days.(9) On reaching the Bay of Biscay the wind died down and we were becalmed for 9 days.(10) After a good first leg down to Beech Hill, Falcon turned first with a healthy lead but Pilgrim and Merrymaid hung on downwind before the whole fleet was becalmed south of Rampholme.(11) He built a fort on Pigeon Island on which he perched his telescope; through which he squinted, discovering to unabated delight that his old French foe, Admiral De Grasse, was becalmed along with his naval fleet.(12) When his ship was becalmed for three days, his men grew alarmed, thinking that they had reached a shore and were in imminent danger of running aground.(13) Unlike the previous Thursday where the fleet was becalmed , there was plenty of wind with some heavy gusts.(14) And, when the ship becomes becalmed , mutinous impulses begin to rumble beneath the surface.(15) To make the point, he recounted the tale of a group of English merchants who, when their ship was becalmed at the mouth of the Thames decided to go ashore in search of a good breakfast.(16) In many ways, the later years of a marriage are like Newton's theory of gravity, which says that two vessels becalmed and alone on the wide ocean will ineluctably drift together.

Related Phrases of becalm

(1) be calm ::

jkunu kalmi

Related Phrases of becalm

(1) be calm ::

jkunu kalmi

Synonyms

Verb

1. steady ::

stabbli

2. calm ::

kalm

English to Maltese Dictionary: becalm

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English to Maltese Dictionary: becalm

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