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Meanings of almost stationary in English

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Usage of almost stationary in English
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Stuck suddenly fast on a rocky ledge, the Emden was almost stationary.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
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Against a miller's wind-nineyards a second-themachines had remained almost stationary.
Robur the Conqueror
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In fact she seemed almost stationary in the air, at times.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
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For hours and hours from the almost stationary ship that hideous sight is seen.
Moby Dick
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It was hanging almost stationary in the northern sky, like a huge yellow gourd.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
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By the standards of interstellar flight, they were almost stationary.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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Captain Westerway imitated the manoeuvre, and the "Crusader" likewise became almost stationary.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
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And meanwhile the art of war has remained almost stationary for thirty or forty years.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
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The most perfect human families of ancient times were almost stationary, as those of Greece.
The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography
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Like New England, it was an almost stationary section.
Rise of the New West, 1819-1829
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The boat seemed almost stationary; the people on deck stretched out their hands to her imploringly.
Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars
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One meteor of large size remained sometime almost stationary in the zenith, emitting streams of light.
Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago / Personal recollections ...
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They were almost stationary, and we are progressive.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 / A Magazine...
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The eagle was almost stationary; its massive wings beat powerfully, slowly lifting the great predator-aneasy shot.
Genellan: planetfall
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They paddled with the strength of desperation, but so strong was the current that they remained almost stationary.
Hudson Bay
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For some time it remained almost stationary, then, unconscious of its danger, floated directly under where Camo stood.
The Wanderers; Or, Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orino...
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