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Of a body of water, completely still with no waves and no wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- We were drifting on a dead calm sea for a third week in a row.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- Dead calm prevails over the Atlantic.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
peilityyni
— completely still
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Finnish:
rasvatyyni
— completely still
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Italian:
calma piatta
— completely still
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Italian:
calmeria
— completely still
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Italian:
bonaccia
— completely still
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Latin:
malacia
— completely still
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Bulgarian:
затишие
(zatišie)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Finnish:
peilityyneys
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Finnish:
rasvatyyneys
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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German:
Flaute
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Ancient Greek:
γαλήνη
(galḗnē)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Icelandic:
dauðalogn
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Italian:
bonaccia
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Latin:
malacia
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Macedonian:
зати́шие
(zatíšie)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Manx:
kiuney vooar
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Māori:
aio piropiro
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Māori:
mōwai rokiroki
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Russian:
штиль
(štilʹ)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Russian:
безве́трие
(bezvétrije)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Russian:
зати́шье
(zatíšʹje)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Scottish Gaelic:
fèath nan eun
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Spanish:
calma chicha
— condition of a flat sea without waves
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Ottoman Turkish:
لیمانلق
(limanlık)
— condition of a flat sea without waves
