Aweigh

/əˈweɪ/ adjective

In nautical use, describing an anchor that has been lifted from the bottom of the sea so the ship can move.

From a- (in the state of) + weigh (Old English wegan, 'to weigh, lift'). The term developed in maritime English to describe the moment when an anchor leaves the seafloor.

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