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AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
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Aweigh Term to indicate that the anchor has broken out of the ground.
BACK 1) wind shifting counter clockwise 2) to sheet a headsail out to windward making the bow bear away from the wind.

Aweigh - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
Avast - Command meaning "Stop what you're doing."
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aweigh
An anchor that is off the bottom.
backing down
Maneuvering boat in reverse when offshore fishing while attempting to land a fish.

Aweigh
To raise an anchor off the bottom.
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Aweigh:
To raise an anchor off the bottom; the position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
Awning:
A sail or canvas set like a canopy to give shade from the sun.

Anchors aweigh - phrase indicating the anchor has been lifted off the sea bottom as it is being heavedin. (See A-trip and Weigh anchor.)
Astern - somewhere behind the ship.
At anchor - ship is at rest, anchored to the sea floor.

Aweigh - Anchor off the bottom
Bahamian Moor - Two anchors set opposite each other, parallel to the current, with the boat attached in the center to minimize swing into a shore or because of current shift.

Aweigh - What an anchor is when it is off the bottom.
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Ballast - Heavy weight placed low in the hull to improve stability.

Aweigh
To raise an anchor off the bottom.
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aweigh - Off the bottom; usually in reference to the anchor.
back and fill - To luff up in the wind, and then fill off again.

Aweigh To raise an anchor off the bottom. Backing (wind) The changing of the wind direction, opposite of veering. Clockwise in the southern hemisphere, counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere.

Anchor is Aweigh - Anchor is off the sea bottom when being heaved in .
Anchor is Foul - Anchor cable is caught around the fluke or an object is caught around the anchor .

Anchor's aweigh - Said of an anchor when just clear of the bottom.
Anchor ball - Black shape hoisted in forepart of a ship to show that ship is anchored in a fairway.

To raise the anchor. When it is aweigh it is off the bottom.
wet
See dry.

ASTERN - In back of the boat, opposite of ahead.
ATHWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.

athwartPerpendicular to a boat's centerline aweighAn anchor that is off the bottom. axle ratioThe relationship of revolutions of a tow vehicle's axle to that of its driveshaft or transaxle, e.g. 2.74:1.

Athwartships - At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
Aweigh - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
Avast- Command meaning "stop what youre doing" ...

AWEIGH - The position of anchor as it is raised clear of the bottom.
A-LEE - The position of the helm when it is put in an opposite direction to the wind.
A-PEEK - When the chain is hove taut and the vessel is over her anchor.

Auxiliary - A second method of propelling a vessel. On a sailboat this could be a engine.
Avast! - The command to stop, or cease, in any operation.
Aweigh- To raise an anchor off the bottom.
Awash - Water washing over.

Toward the weather side aweigh When the anchor has broken out of the bottom and has lifted clear aye Yes; an affirmative reply azimuth Angular distance of an object from a fixed point measured on a horizon circle, ...

Aweigh- To raise an anchor off the bottom.
Awash - Water washing over.
Awning. - A covering of canvas spread over the decks of the ship, or over a boat, 'in hot weather, to protect the officers and crew from the heat of the sun.

See also: Light, Sailing, Stern, Boat, Chain