STEEVE


Meaning of STEEVE in English

n. & v. Naut.

n. the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal.

v. 1 intr. (of a bowsprit) make an angle with the horizontal. 2 tr. cause (the bowsprit) to do this.

[ 17th c.: orig. unkn. ]

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