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Weigh the anchor   /weɪ ðə ˈæŋkər/   Listen
Weigh the anchor

verb
1.
Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing.  Synonym: weigh anchor.





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... was hardly a quarter of a mile in width, and even twenty soldiers with muskets could pick off the men on the deck of the Bronx. Christy's orders required him to capture the steamer that was fitting out in the bay, and he intended to do it. The order to weigh the anchor and cast off the spring was given, and the commander ...
— Stand By The Union - SERIES: The Blue and the Gray—Afloat • Oliver Optic


Words linked to "Weigh the anchor" :   heft up, heave, heft, heave up


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