apeak

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a·peak

A0361000 (ə-pēk′)adv. & adj. Nautical In a vertical or almost vertical position or direction: rowers holding their oars apeak.
[Alteration of apike, probably from French à pic : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad-) + pic, peak (from Old French).]

apeak

(əˈpiːk) adv, adj (Nautical Terms) nautical in a vertical or almost vertical position: with the oars apeak.