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Like Sloops On Windless Days Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BECALMED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BECALMED

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
235%5 Mooring place for sloops
335%11 Commonly found on schooners or sloops

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We think the answer is "BECALMED" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Rendered motionless for lack of wind
  • verb
  • • To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
  • • To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
  • adjective
  • • (of a sailing ship) unable to move due to lack of wind.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The ship was becalmed in the middle of the ocean."
  • • "We were becalmed for days during the sailing trip."

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New York Times19 Oct 1992 Down 9
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