heave-to in English

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        "To stop (a seagoing vessel)."
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        "To back-wind the jib and luff the main to hold a position especially in heavy seas."
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        "(nautical) To back-wind the jib and luff the main to hold a position especially in heavy seas."
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          "sense": "to back-wind the jib and luff the main",
          "word": "asettua piihin"
        }
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  "word": "heave-to"
}

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        "To stop (a seagoing vessel)."
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      ],
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          "nautical"
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        "(nautical) To back-wind the jib and luff the main to hold a position especially in heavy seas."
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to back-wind the jib and luff the main",
      "word": "asettua piihin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heave-to"
}

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"heave-to" meaning in English

Verb