- aweigh
- adjective Date: 1670 raised just clear of the bottom — used of an anchor
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Aweigh — A*weigh , adv. [Pref. a + weigh.] (Naut.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aweigh — raised, perpendicular, 1620s, nautical, from A (Cf. a ) (1) + WEIGH (Cf. weigh) … Etymology dictionary
aweigh — [ə wā′] adj. [ A 1 + WEIGH2] Naut. just clear of the bottom: said of an anchor that is being weighed … English World dictionary
aweigh — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aweigh — /euh way /, adj. Naut. (of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip: Anchors aweigh! [1620 30; A 1 + WEIGH2] * * * … Universalium
aweigh — adjective Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor … Wiktionary
aweigh — away … American English homophones
aweigh — adv. (Nautical) slightly above the sea floor (of an anchor) … English contemporary dictionary
aweigh — adjective Nautical (of an anchor) raised just clear of the seabed … English new terms dictionary
aweigh — a•weigh [[t]əˈweɪ[/t]] adj. naut. (of an anchor) just free of the bottom • Etymology: 1620 … From formal English to slang
