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dead water

noun

Meaning

  1. The eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

deadwater(English)ditchwater(English)draft(English)doldrums(English)deep draft(English)dead-light(English)deep water(English)deadrise(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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