weigh anchor



weigh anchor

To hoist the anchor so that a ship can sail. Weigh anchor, boys—we're going home!
See also: anchor, weigh

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Baillif['beilif]
Erikas-Lithuanian
Madona-Georgian
Chayim-Hebrew
No'ah-Biblical Hebrew
SuloSOO-loFinnish