up-anchor
to weigh anchor.
Origin of up-anchor
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How to use up-anchor in a sentence
At two o'clock in the morning came the welcome order, "All hands up anchor!"
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousThen the time had come, and we up anchor and plunged homewards through the troubled seas of the wide harbour mouth.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane | Charles W. Whistler"Up anchor and be off to Thursday Island as fast as we can go," I said promptly.
A Crime of the Under-seas | Guy BoothbyYou see we got up anchor at half-past six, and it is just twelve o'clock now.
The Queen's Cup | G. A. HentyMany more like yarns were current years ago, but we must up anchor and set our faces once more westward.
From the North Foreland to Penzance | Clive Holland
British Dictionary definitions for up-anchor
(intr) nautical to weigh anchor
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