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
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 Cooper, James Fenimore
By this time, our last anchor was aweigh, and the ship was clear of the bottom.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by Cooper, James Fenimore
The anchor came aweigh, the sails were sheeted home, and I returned on deck to find the ship gathering way for the heads, fairly started on her long voyage.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.
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