lie to
(intr, adverb) nautical (of a vessel) to be hove to with little or no swinging
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How to use lie to in a sentence
The advanced ships were ordered by signal to lie-to for the rear of the fleet, which was very far astern.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThis is where he stood, he said, stamping his foot, and here he shall lie to-morrow.
The Corsican Brothers | Alexandre DumasSome lie-to best under a foresail, and this, I believe, is the sail most usually employed.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe | Edgar Allan PoeThey at once leveled their rifles, and ordered the boat to lie-to, supposing their slaves were aboard.
To the calms now succeeded rain, tempests, and heavy squalls, which obliged the vessels to lie-to.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
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