aweigh
adv. (Nautical) slightly above the sea floor (of an anchor) | ||||
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AWEIGH Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Aweigh
(adv.)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
(adv.)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
| WordNet 2.0 |
aweigh
Adjective
1. (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh"
(similar) up
2. of an anchor; just clear of the bottom
(synonym) atrip
(similar) free
(classification) seafaring, navigation, sailing
Adjective
1. (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh"
(similar) up
2. of an anchor; just clear of the bottom
(synonym) atrip
(similar) free
(classification) seafaring, navigation, sailing
| hEnglish - advanced version |
aweigh
aweigh
aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground...
see also anchor
aweigh
\a*weigh"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + weigh.] (naut.) just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
aweigh
aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground...
see also anchor
aweigh
\a*weigh"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + weigh.] (naut.) just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
AWEIGH Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
AWEIGH
The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
| Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms |
AWEIGH
The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.