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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

doldrums, the belt of low pressure that extends 5° to 10° either side of the equator in a region known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The doldrums were notorious in the days of sail, because vessels could become becalmed there for many days and even weeks. This equatorial belt of windlessness and calm is often hot and sultry, so subject to violent thunderstorms and heavy rain. Being in the doldrums has now become synonymous with being listless, depressed, and generally stuck in a rut.

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