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Aweigh

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Adjective

1. aweigh

(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom

Example Sentences:
'anchors aweigh'

2. atrip, aweigh

(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aweigh

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

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Aweigh

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adjective
Nautical
just clear of the bottom
said of an anchor that is being weighed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aweigh

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adj.
Nautical
Hanging clear of the bottom. Used of an anchor.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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