a·vast ( -v st )interj. Nautical Used as a command to stop or desist. [From Middle Dutch hou vast, hold fast : hou, houd, imperative of houden, to hold + vast, fast; see past- in Indo-European roots.] |
avast [əˈvɑːst]
sentence substitute
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical stop! cease!
[perhaps from Dutch hou'vast hold fast]
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