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adj
Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, postpositional
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a ship or its crew: Prepared to sail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: extended use
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: atrip
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From a- + weigh.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
