dead calm

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a period with no wind at all, especially at sea

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  • The sea was dead calm, with not a ripple on its surface.
  • The sailors waited for a breeze, but the air remained dead calm.
  • Before the storm hit, there was an eerie period of dead calm.
  • We couldn't sail the boat as the lake was dead calm all morning.
  • The water was a dead calm, making it perfect for kayaking.
  • Fishermen know that a dead calm at dawn often precedes a hot day.
  • The photograph captured the bay in a state of dead calm, reflecting the mountains perfectly.
  • Despite the forecast of high winds, we awoke to a dead calm.
  • For hours, the ocean was dead calm, trapping the ship in its glassy stillness.
  • The flag hung limp on the pole, a clear sign of the dead calm.