apeak
or a·peek
more or less vertical.
(of a dropped anchor) as nearly vertical as possible without being free of the bottom.
(of an anchored vessel) having the anchor cable as nearly vertical as possible without freeing the anchor.
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How to use apeak in a sentence
After they had gone on in this way a few minutes, Forester ordered the oars apeak, and put the crew at ease.
Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont | Jacob AbbottThe donkey winch soon began its work, and I felt the great anchor at length break away and come apeak.
The Lady and the Pirate | Emerson Houghapeak, when the cable is hove taut, so as to bring the vessel nearly over the anchor.
Both parties appeared for some seconds as if spellbound, and the oars on both rafts were for a while held “apeak.”
The Ocean Waifs | Mayne ReidTheir anchors were apeak, and they were ready to get under way at a moment's notice.
A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688 | David Hannay
British Dictionary definitions for apeak
/ (əˈpiːk) /
nautical in a vertical or almost vertical position: with the oars apeak
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