During the Age of Sail, sailors riding the trade winds past the equator dreaded becoming stranded in the doldrums, a meteorologically distinct region in the deep tropics. For at least a century, ...
THE eponymous expression refers to a mental state of inactivity and listlessness that is hopefully temporary. The “doldrums” refer to a nautical term. As a term for lethargy, it is synonymous to the ...
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