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atrip
[ uh-trip ]
adjective
Nautical.
- (of a sail) in position and ready for trimming.
- (of a yard) hoisted and ready to be fastened in position.
- (of an upper mast) unfastened and ready for lowering.
atrip
/ əˈ³Ù°ùɪ±è /
adjective
- postpositive nautical (of an anchor) no longer caught on the bottom; tripped; aweigh
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Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; Ã said of the anchor.
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Her anchor was atrip, that is, the cable was hove short, showing that she was ready to sail at a moment's notice.
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As soon as the anchor was atrip, I rang the bell to go ahead.
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Already the jib had been raised, and Frank was at the wheel to bring the yacht round as soon as she felt the breeze after the anchor was atrip.
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At one o'clock he hove his anchor atrip and drifted, stern foremost, towards the enemy.
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