"heave in sight" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-heave in sight.ogg [Australia] Forms: heaves in sight [present, singular, third-person], heaving in sight [participle, present], hove in sight [past], hove in sight [participle, past], hoven in sight [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|heave<,,hove> in sight|past_ptc2=hoven in sight}} heave in sight (third-person singular simple present heaves in sight, present participle heaving in sight, simple past hove in sight, past participle hove in sight or hoven in sight)
  1. (nautical) To appear at a distance, to emerge in the field of vision. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: heave in view, appear, heave into sight Translations (to appear in the distance): 進入視野 (Chinese Mandarin), 进入视野 (jìnrùshìyě) (Chinese Mandarin), 出現在視野 (Chinese Mandarin), 出现在视野 (chūxiàn zài shìyě) (Chinese Mandarin), ilmestyä horisonttin (Finnish), aparecer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heave_in_sight-en-verb-XEVg4Sg2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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