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still water

–noun
a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.

Origin:
1620–30
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still water  
n.  A flat or level section of a stream where no flow or motion of the current is discernible and the water is still.
still'-wa'ter (stĭl'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər) adj.
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