# aweigh

Pronunciation: say "uh-WAY" /əˈweɪ/

## Adjective

1. Just lifted clear of the seabed and hanging vertically, said of a ship's anchor the instant it breaks free of the ground.
   - Simple: Lifted just off the sea floor, said of an anchor that no longer holds the ship in place.
   - _The bosun called out that the anchor was aweigh the moment the flukes lifted clear of the mud._
   - _With the anchor aweigh, the helmsman brought the bow around to catch the morning tide._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix a- combined with weigh.

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