AVAST


Meaning of AVAST in English

/euh vast", euh vahst"/ , imperative verb. Naut.

(used as a command to stop or cease): Avast heaving!

[ 1675-85; perh. houd vast hold fast (see HOLD 1 , FAST 1 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .