Definition of aweigh Aweigh
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We found 6 definitions of aweigh from 5 different sources.
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What does aweigh mean?
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Adjectiveaweigh, aweigher, aweighest |
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| aweigh - (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom | ||
| atrip | ||
| free not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" | ||
| aweigh - (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh" | ||
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- aweigh (Adjective)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- aweigh (adv.)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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aweigh
a quitté (of a and weigh) the state of the anchor when it is drawn out of the ground in a perpendicular direction, by the application of mechanical powers, as a capstern or windlass, to the cable within the ship; so that aweigh is synonimous to atrip.
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