apeak

American  

[uh-peek] / əˈpik /

Or apeek

adjective

1. more or less vertical.

2. (of a dropped anchor) as nearly vertical as possible without being free of the bottom.

3. (of an anchored vessel) having the anchor cable as nearly vertical as possible without freeing the anchor.

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adverb

1. vertically.

apeak British  

/ əˈpiːk /

adverb

1. nautical in a vertical or almost vertical position

   with the oars apeak

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Etymology

Origin of apeak

First recorded in 1590–1600; a- ¹ + peak ¹

Example Sentences

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apeak

Where Cabots speak only to Lowells, And the Lowells apeak only to God.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Philip awoke the next morning, he found that the topsails were hoisted, and the anchor short-stay apeak.

From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat

Now, with the anchor apeak, they were ordered to the capstan again, and they realized that the Young America was actually going to sea.

From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Oliver Optic

When they'd got the anchor apeak and the mate told them to stop it made no difference.

From The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson

The men at once threw their oars "apeak", as they say; that is, raised them straight, up in the air, and waited for further orders.

From Fighting the Whales by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne