Aweigh is an English word with synonyms like free. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Aweigh in a sentence
Aweigh meaning
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
Synonyms of Aweigh
Using Aweigh
- The main meaning on this page is: Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
- Useful related words include: up, atrip, free.
Context around Aweigh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aweigh
- In this selection, "aweigh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anchors, term, ranks and describes stand out and add context to how "aweigh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1998 anchors aweigh ranks as and aweigh should not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aweigh" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aweigh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The term aweigh describes an anchor when it is hanging on the rope and is not resting on the bottom. (20 words)
According to “College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology” published in 1998, “Anchors Aweigh" ranks as the fifth greatest fight song of all time. (23 words)
An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed. (23 words)
Aweigh should not be confused with under way, which describes a vessel which is not moored to a dock or anchored, whether or not the vessel is moving through the water. (31 words)
According to “College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology” published in 1998, “Anchors Aweigh" ranks as the fifth greatest fight song of all time. (23 words)
An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
According to “College Fight Songs: An Annotated Anthology” published in 1998, “Anchors Aweigh" ranks as the fifth greatest fight song of all time.
An anchor is described as aweigh when it has been broken out of the bottom and is being hauled up to be stowed.
Aweigh should not be confused with under way, which describes a vessel which is not moored to a dock or anchored, whether or not the vessel is moving through the water.
The term aweigh describes an anchor when it is hanging on the rope and is not resting on the bottom.