aweigh
📖 Definitions
adjective, adverb
Just clear of the bottom (used for a ship’s anchor).
💬 Usage Examples
“There were passengers on the wharf observing the loading of the ship’s supplies and cargo but the order ‘anchors aweigh’ was still twelve hours away.” Danny B. Butler; Madeleine, Daughter of the King; iUniverse; 2012. “Moreover, there was no way of blocking it from escaping to the sea, and no ship afloat on this coast that could catch them once they were aweigh.” Skye Smith; The Hoodsman; Skye Smith; 2019.