Meaning Dead in the water
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Dead in the waterNot moving. Uused only when a vessel is afloat and neither tied up nor anchored.
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Dead in the waterA sailing ship that is dead in the water is stationary with no wind in its sails to make it come alive. In everyday usage, the term means "not going anywhere".
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Dead in the water Used as a reference to a loss of power when previously underway.
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Dead in the watersaid of a ship that is underway but making no headway or sternway.
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Dead in the water
(idiomatic,figurative) Doomed; unable to succeed.
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