heave to

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heave to

verb heaves to · heaving to · heaved to · hove to

intransitive To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.
intransitive, of a ship or other naval vessel To come to a halt.

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verb to point towards the wind

Português	afilar, filar
Français	se mettre à la cape

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@misc{heave_to_2026,
  title = {heave to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heave%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}