heave in view

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Verb

heave in view (third-person singular simple present heaves in view, present participle heaving in view, simple past hove in view, past participle hove in view or hoven in view)

  1. (nautical) Synonym of heave in sight
    • 1864, Reverend H. Eastman, in a letter to A. Lincoln, An Acrostic
      Ho! The haven of rest is now heaving in view
      And the calm shall succeed where the winds fiercely blew.

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