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Topic: WATER

becalmed

 adjective
     
be‧calmed formal
1TTW a sailing boat that is becalmed cannot move because there is no wind
2 if something such as a company, the economy, or a discussion about something is becalmed, no progress is being made:
The Stock Market was becalmed yesterday as dealers waited for company results.
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