aweigh Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
    • anchors aweigh
  2. adjective satellite (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
    atrip.

WordNet

A*weigh" adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + weigh.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor. Totten.

Webster 1913