dead calm

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Adjective

dead calm (not comparable)

1. (of a body of water) Completely still with no waves and no wind.

   We were drifting on a dead calm sea for a third week in a row.

Synonyms

• clock calm

Translations

• Italian: calma piatta, calmeria, bonaccia

Noun

dead calm (uncountable)

1. (nautical) The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind.

   Dead calm prevails over the Atlantic.

Synonyms

• clock calm

Translations

• Italian: bonaccia
• Russian: штиль

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