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单词 atrip
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atrip

[ uh-trip ]
/ əˈtrɪp /

adjective Nautical.

aweigh.
(of a sail) in position and ready for trimming.
(of a yard) hoisted and ready to be fastened in position.
(of an upper mast) unfastened and ready for lowering.

Origin of atrip

First recorded in 1620–30; a-1 + trip1

Words nearby atrip

atrioventricular interval, atrioventricular nodal extrasystole, atrioventricular nodal rhythm, atrioventricular node, atrioventricular septum, atrip, at risk, atrium, atroceruleous, atrocious, atrocious assault and battery
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Example sentences from the Web for atrip

  • As soon as the anchor was atrip, I rang the bell to go ahead.

    Down South|Oliver Optic
  • Her anchor was atrip, that is, the cable was hove short, showing that she was ready to sail at a moment's notice.

    Equatorial America|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for atrip

atrip
/ (əˈtrɪp) /

adjective

(postpositive) nautical (of an anchor) no longer caught on the bottom; tripped; aweigh
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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