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Look up: doldrums

  1. doldrums
    [Noun] If something is 'in the doldrums' it means a state of depression or inactivity.
    Example: The housing market was in the doldrums and nothing was selling. Origin:The phrase comes from a real part of the ocean where there is no wind.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  2. doldrums
    [n] - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Doldrums
    The region of calms and variable winds in equatorial seas, often accompanied by heavy rain, thunderstorms and squalls.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  4. doldrums
    zone of calm or light variable winds, in the lower atmospheric layers, situated near the thermal Equator: the zone follows...the annual meridional fluctuation of the thermal Equator. Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Doldrums
    Dol'drums (dŏl'drŭmz) noun plural [ Confer Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sai...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/107

  6. doldrums
    noun a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Doldrums
    • (n. pl.) A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. doldrums
    equatorial regions of light ocean currents and winds within the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a belt of converging winds and rising air ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/63

  9. Doldrums
    Among seamen, doldrums are the parts of the ocean near the equator that abound in calms, squalls, and light baffling winds; otherwise known as the horse-latitudes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. Doldrums
    Area of low atmospheric pressure and calm westerly winds located at the equator. Similar to Intertropical Convergence Zone.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  11. doldrums
    • a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
    • a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

    Found on

  12. DOLDRUMS
    Located between 30 degrees North and 30 degrees South latitudes in the vicinity of the equator, this area typically has calm or light and variable winds. Also a nautical term for the equatorial trough. Related terms: Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Horse Latitudes and Dave's Dictionary
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/d.html

  13. doldrums
    doldrums (dol'drumz) or equatorial belt of calms,area around the earth centered slightly north of the equator between the two belts of trade winds. The large amount of solar radiation that arrives at the earth in this area causes intense heating of the land and ocean. This heating results in the...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/A0

  14. Doldrums
    In geography the doldrums is a region of calms and baffling winds near the equator.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. doldrums
    Area of low atmospheric pressure along the Equator, in the intertropical convergence zone where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge. The doldrums are characterized by calm or very light winds, during which there may be sudden squalls and stormy weather. For this reason the areas are avoided as far as possible by sailing ships
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. Doldrums
    (disambiguation) The `Doldrums`, also called the "equatorial calms", are the calms and light baffling winds at the intertropical convergence zone. `Doldrums` may also refer to:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doldrums



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