adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: from past participle of heave to
: in a stationary position with head to wind : at a standstill
ore freighters hove to in the fog — Richard Bissell
lying hove to on the fishing bank
adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: from past participle of heave to
: in a stationary position with head to wind : at a standstill
ore freighters hove to in the fog — Richard Bissell
lying hove to on the fishing bank
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012