atrip

[uh-trip]

adjective

Nautical.

1. aweigh.

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

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

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

atrip

/ əˈtrɪp /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of atrip¹

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

Example Sentences

Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; Ð said of the anchor.

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Her anchor was atrip, that is, the cable was hove short, showing that she was ready to sail at a moment's notice.

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As soon as the anchor was atrip, I rang the bell to go ahead.

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Already the jib had been raised, and Frank was at the wheel to bring the yacht round as soon as she felt the breeze after the anchor was atrip.

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At one o'clock he hove his anchor atrip and drifted, stern foremost, towards the enemy.

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