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.