1. A state of inactivity (in business or art etc.)
   "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic doldrums";
   - stagnation, stagnancy
    
2. A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
   "The sailing ship was stuck in the doldrums for days, making little progress"

Type of: air current, current of air, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, wind

Encyclopedia: Doldrums