aweigh

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ weigh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈweɪ/
• Homophone: away
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective

aweigh (not comparable)

1. Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.

Derived terms

• anchor's aweigh

Translations

drawn out; hanging

• Bulgarian: чиста котва (čista kotva)
• Finnish: irti (fi)
• Italian: staccato dal fondo m