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aweigh
[uh-wey]
adjective
Nautical.
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip.
Anchors aweigh!
aweigh
/ əˈweɪ /
adjective
(postpositive) nautical (of an anchor) no longer hooked into the bottom; hanging by its rode
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After decades with the corps expending too much energy ashore, for tomorrow’s Marines, like yesterday’s, it is anchors aweigh.
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There’s a worthy model for us all on this unpredictable voyage — anchors aweigh!
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His final words for the graduates: “Anchors aweigh!”
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The anchor is then aweigh, and the ship is able to move on.
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After acquiring a family he quit, though five minutes into the movie it is clear anchors will soon be aweigh yet again.
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