There being no wind stirring it is designated flat, dead, or stark, under each of which the surface of the sea is unruffled.
·noun To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds. II. Calm ·noun To...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
That tropical tract of ocean which lies between the north-east and south-east trade-winds; its situa...
The Sailor's Word-Book
When not a breath of wind ruffles the water. ...
A total cessation of wind; the same as flat-calm. ...
When there is no perceptible wind at sea. ...
Speaking of the weather, implies a total cessation of the wind. ...