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Definition of Becalming
1. becalm [v] - See also: becalm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Becalming
Literary usage of Becalming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hunt's Yachting Magazine (1857)
"EFFECTS OF OIL IN becalming A HEAVY SEA. DEAR HUNT.—In your last number " Tom
Tug," gave you a yarn under the above head, and after relating the anecdote of ..."
2. The Contemporary Review (1885)
"The steamer passes within a few feet of the schooner, " becalming her sails." "
There were no orders given on board the steamer, which plainly showed there ..."
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