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Avast is a nautical command meaning stop or cease—an order to halt whatever action is underway: Avast heaving!
The word survives mainly in pirate fiction and playful imitation of sailor talk: Avast, ye scurvy dogs!
Outside maritime contexts, it appears only for theatrical effect.
Complete sudden stop
anchor · sailing · rigging · deck · bosun · maritime · seafaring · command
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- plunderGoods seized violently
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
Blackbeard · privateer · corsair · marauder · galleon · parrot · eyepatch · pegleg
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halt
Complete sudden stop
heave-to · anchor · sailing · rigging · deck · bosun · maritime · seafaring · command · ship
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
- plunderGoods seized violently
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
cutlass · Blackbeard · privateer · corsair · marauder · galleon · parrot · eyepatch · pegleg · scallywag
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Malware detection program
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- protectionGuarding against harm
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