aweigh
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of aweigh
Example Sentences
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There’s a worthy model for us all on this unpredictable voyage — anchors aweigh!
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2018
At the local level, though, it was acronyms aweigh.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next morning all seemed right, and Bill began to be himself again; often wishing, however, that the anchor was aweigh, and the ship turning out of the harbour.
From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by James Fenimore Cooper
By the time the studding-sails were set on board the Swash, the steamer was aweigh, and her long line of peculiar sails became visible.
From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper
Ay, that is Greenly, I can swear!—He'll not sit down until we are all aweigh, and standing out.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
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