A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVAST

Tue, 18 Jul '23
"Stop!," to a sailor
Sun, 18 Jun '23
"Stop!," nautically
Tue, 9 May '23
Captain's "Stop!"
Wed, 29 Jun '22
"Stop!," at sea
Sat, 29 Jan '22
Direction at sea
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Sailor's "Stop!"