heave to
See also: heave-to
English
Verb
heave to (third-person singular simple present heaves to, present participle heaving to, simple past heaved to or hove to, past participle heaved to or hove to or hoven to)
- (intransitive, nautical) (sailing) To cause the vessel to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.
- (intransitive, nautical, of a ship or other naval vessel) To come to a halt.
Translations
to point towards the wind
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See also
- lie to