- In sailing,
heaving to (to
heave to and to be hove to) is a way of
slowing a
sailing vessel's
forward progress, as well as
fixing the helm and sail positions...
- Look up
heave or
heaving in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Heave or
heaving may
refer to:
Heave (translational motion), one of the
translational degrees...
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Frost heaving (or a
frost heave) is an
upwards swelling of soil
during freezing conditions caused by an
increasing presence of ice as it
grows towards...
- of
Heaval,
Gazetteer for
Scotland 56°57′56″N 7°28′00″W / 56.9655°N 07.4668°W / 56.9655; -07.4668 The 'Walk Highlands'
guide to
ascending Heaval v t...
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mounted on a
heaving platform.
Techniques include active heave compensation and p****ive
heave compensation—the two
traditional types of
heave compensation—as...
- A
parasternal heave, lift, or
thrust is a
precordial impulse that may be felt (palpated) in
patients with
cardiac or
respiratory disease.
Precordial impulses...
- "
Heave Away" (also
Heave Away, My Johnny) is a
traditional sea shanty, with
origins unknown. The
earliest print version of the song is from a collection...
- A
heaving line knot is a
family of
knots which are used for
adding weight to the end of a rope, to make the rope
easier to throw. In
nautical use, a heaving...
- John
Heaver DD (d. 23 June 1670) was a
Canon of
Windsor from 1662 to 1670.
Heaver was
educated at
Clare College,
Cambridge and
awarded a BA
degree in 1640...
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Balanced heave compensation (BHC) is a
heave compensation technology engaging the
principle of a balanced-arm lamp for offs****
motion compensation. The...
