steep-toadj.

Etymology: < steep adj. + to adv.

Nautical.

(See quot. 1815.)

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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [adjective] > type of

embenched1599

bolda1665

bluff1694

sanded1702

steep-to1748

iron-bound1769

crenulate1919

weed1940

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 139 The coast was so very high and steep to.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 141 This Island towards the harbour is steep to, and has six fathom water close to the shore.

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) (at cited word) A shore steep-to, is said of a shore when it descends almost perpendicularly into the water.

1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ 24 These islands have long been a nursery for whale-fishers, because the cachalot loves their steep-to shores.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	steep-to
释义	steep-toadj. Etymology: < steep adj. + to adv. Nautical. (See quot. 1815.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [adjective] > type of embenched1599 bolda1665 bluff1694 sanded1702 steep-to1748 iron-bound1769 crenulate1919 weed1940 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 139 The coast was so very high and steep to. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 141 This Island towards the harbour is steep to, and has six fathom water close to the shore. 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) (at cited word) A shore steep-to, is said of a shore when it descends almost perpendicularly into the water. 1897 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ 24 These islands have long been a nursery for whale-fishers, because the cachalot loves their steep-to shores. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1748
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