aweigh

/əˈweɪ/
adjective
  1. Describing a ship's anchor when it has just been raised off the bottom and is hanging from the ship.
    • The captain announced that the anchor was aweigh and the voyage had begun.
    • With the anchor aweigh, the ship slowly moved out of the harbor.
    • The anchor is aweigh, and we are ready to sail.
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