The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hove to
Hove \Hove\, imp. & p. p. of Heave.
Hove short, Hove to. See To heave a cable short, To heave a ship to, etc., under Heave.
Usage examples of "hove to".
She looked big and reliable against the blue water, and he could see the other frigate hove to beyond her.
I obeyed my orders, and by the time I had put my men on board of the schooner, the brig had hove to and hauled down her colours to the Naiad.
For thirty-six hours the Lydia remained hove to, while the heavens tore themselves to pieces around her, but there was comfort in the knowledge that on her easterly course all her drift to leeward helped her on her way.