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Meanings of lay becalm in inglês

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Usage of lay becalm in inglês
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While we lay becalm'd, several of the Natives came off to the Ship in 5 Canoes, but were fearful of venturing alongside.
Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World /...
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For several hours the frigate and the brig lay becalmed close together.
The Three Midshipmen
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We lay becalmed opposite Sheerness the whole of the second day.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
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The breeze died completely and we lay becalmed, the sails slatting.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
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At last the wind dropped, and the galiot lay becalmed.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin
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Outside, two little white trading schooners lay becalmed; inside, the harbour-tug was getting up steam.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...
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When once away from the land, the wind dropped, and for hours we lay becalmed.
Paddy Finn
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An English barque some years ago lay becalmed within a mile from the Stromboli shore.
The Shellback's Progress / In the Nineteenth Century
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The Good Intent lay becalmed in the doldrums.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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There we lay becalmed, while the corvette and brig still felt the wind off the land.
The Three Lieutenants
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For a second night the brig lay becalmed.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
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At last one day we lay becalmed, while a thick mist had settled down over the ocean.
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
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The wind fell lighter and lighter, and on Friday the little fleet lay becalmed within sight of Ferro.
Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume...
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Next morning the lugger lay becalmed.
The Rival Crusoes
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At noon we lay becalmed off the lower light-house; and, it being about slack water, we made little progress.
Two Years Before the Mast
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A bright sun shone on the unruffled sea, and hundreds of ships and boats lay becalmed on its breast.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines