Weigh anchor - to raise the anchor, leave port. "We'll weigh anchor at sunrise."
Where away? - a query demanding a precise direction, asked of a lookout who has just reported spotting something out at sea.
Weigh Anchor:
No you don't put your anchor on a scale to see how much it weighs! To weigh anchor means to take up or lift the anchor off the sea bed when getting underway or "under weigh".
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weigh anchor
To raise the anchor. When it is aweigh it is off the bottom.
wet ...
Weigh Anchor - Lift the anchor
Well Found - Well equipped and if everything is in order it is “ship-shape'
Whip - To bind the strands of a line’s end with yarn or cord ...
To raise, as in to weigh anchor.
West
One of the 4 cardinal compass points. West is at 270° on a compass card.
To raise, as in to weigh anchor.
well
A chamber that houses a boats daggerboard.
Weigh anchor: To heave up (an anchor) preparatory to sailing.
Well: Place in the ship's hold for pumps.
Well-found: Properly set up or provisioned.
Weigh
To raise, as in to weigh anchor.
Wharf
A quay. A section parallel to the shore for docking and unloading vessels.
See weather definitions [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] weigh To lift up, as in weigh anchor well-found Well equipped welting fabric-covered cording with exposed seam allowances that can be sewed into seams for decoration, ...
 See also: Shore, Wind, Crew, Boat, Chain
  
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