heave to
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910)
United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 2237 — in this section
the term “heave to” means to cause a vessel to slow, come to a stop, or adjust its course or speed to account for the weather conditions and sea state to facilitate a law enforcement boarding;
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In maritime parlance and admiralty law. To stop a sailing vessel's headway by bringing her head "into the wind," that is, in the direction from which the wind blows. A steamer is said to be "hove to" when held in such a position that she takes the heaviest seas upon her quarter. The Hugo (D. C.) 57 Fed. 411.