Word Meaning

becalm definition and meaning

v. t. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.
v. t. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.

Crossword clues for becalm

- Cause a sailing ship to be motionless at sea
- Deprive a vessel of wind
- Make still
- Make still at sea through lack of wind
- Rendered motionless
- Strand through lack of wind