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aweigh

American  
[uh-way] / əˈweɪ /

adjective

Nautical.
  1. (of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip.

    Anchors aweigh!


aweigh British  
/ əˈweɪ /

adjective

  1. (postpositive) nautical (of an anchor) no longer hooked into the bottom; hanging by its rode

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of aweigh

First recorded in 1620–30; a- 1 + weigh 2


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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

Of course, it was not touched until the kedge was aweigh.

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

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

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