steeve

views updated Jun 27 2018

steeve / stēv/ • n. (in a sailing ship) the angle of the bowsprit in relation to a horizontal plane.• v. [tr.] (usu. be steeved) give (the bowsprit) a specified inclination.

steeve

views updated May 17 2018

steeve1 compress and stow in a ship's hold. XV. — F. estiver :- L. stīpāre press, pack. Cf. STEVEDORE.

steeve

views updated May 23 2018

steeve2 (naut.) incline upwards. XVII. of unkn. orig.