aweigh
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip: Anchors aweigh!
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How to use aweigh in a sentence
Seven years earlier, when he made Anchors aweigh with Gene Kelly, he received $150,000.
A History of the Oscar Powerhouse ‘From Here to Eternity’ | Allen Barra | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs you crossed the threshold of the doorway you stepped upon a plate resembling the floor of aweigh-bridge.
The Dreadnought of the Air | Percy F. WestermanThe brig first came up to the anchors, then, with anchors aweigh, she half turned in the current.
The Great Quest | Charles Boardman HawesThe anchor was no sooner aweigh, than the deck became a scene of activity.
Miles Wallingford | James Fenimore CooperBy this time, our last anchor was aweigh, and the ship was clear of the bottom.
Afloat And Ashore | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for aweigh
/ (əˈweɪ) /
(postpositive) nautical (of an anchor) no longer hooked into the bottom; hanging by its rode
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