Last Updated:2025/11/30

(intransitive, nautical) (sailing) To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.

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heave to

Verb
intransitive of a ship or other naval vessel
Japanese Meaning
風を正面に受けて、船の進行を停止する、つまり船首を風向きに向けてエンジンや帆を用いずに船を停止させる操船法。
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嵐が襲ったとき、船長は突風が過ぎるまで船の船首を風に向けて停止させるよう乗組員に命じた。

present singular third-person

participle present

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participle past

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