ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: steep (I) + to, adverb
: precipitous ; especially : sloping almost perpendicularly downward — used especially of a shore or shoal
the north side of the cape is steep-to — U.S. Coast Pilot: West Indies
found steep-to banks inside against which the ships would have to lie — S.E.Morison