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单词 aweigh
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aweigh

[ uh-wey ]
/ əˈweɪ /

adjective Nautical.

(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip: Anchors aweigh!

Origin of aweigh

First recorded in 1620–30; a-1 + weigh2

Words nearby aweigh

away-going crop, awe, aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, awe-inspiring, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck
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Example sentences from the Web for aweigh

  • By this time, our last anchor was aweigh, and the ship was clear of the bottom.

    Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for aweigh

aweigh
/ (əˈweɪ) /

adjective

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