atrip

[ uh-trip ]

adjectiveNautical.
  1. (of a sail) in position and ready for trimming.

  1. (of a yard) hoisted and ready to be fastened in position.

  2. (of an upper mast) unfastened and ready for lowering.

Origin of atrip

1
First recorded in 1620–30; a-1 + trip1

Words Nearby atrip

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How to use atrip in a sentence

  • With anchor atrip and helm alee, Jack mourns not, no matter whither bound.

    Pike & Cutlass | George Gibbs
  • Her anchor was atrip, that is, the cable was hove short, showing that she was ready to sail at a moment's notice.

    Equatorial America | Maturin M. Ballou
  • As soon as the anchor was atrip, I rang the bell to go ahead.

    Down South | Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for atrip

atrip

/ (əˈtrɪp) /


adjective
  1. (postpositive) nautical (of an anchor) no longer caught on the bottom; tripped; aweigh

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