steep-to

adjective

: precipitous

especially : sloping almost perpendicularly downward

—used especially of a shore or shoal

the north side of the cape is steep-to

—U.S. Coast Pilot: West Indies

found steep-to banks inside against which the ships would have to lie

—S. E. Morison

Word History

Etymology

steep entry 1 + to, adverb

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