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The "trapped" condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver.

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ons bons vons eons mons wons tons pons dons jons ions sons cons toons aeons lions peons lyons exons irons
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