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Meaning of "weighed anchor"
weighed anchor: The nautical term 'weighed anchor' refers to the action of lifting the anchor off the seabed in preparation for a ship's departure. It signifies the beginning of a journey or the start of an endeavor
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- simple past tense and past participle of weigh anchor
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weighed anchor
I caught her before she weighed anchor.
We weighed anchor and continued south.
Open that tomorrow after you have weighed anchor.
He weighed anchor without any sails.
I will wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm.
He then weighed anchor and sailed up to the town.
I got off the Orion before she weighed anchor.
Chirikov weighed anchor and moved on.
If Columbus had reasoned thus he would never have weighed anchor.
Titanic weighed anchor and left for Queenstown with the weather continuing cold and windy.
After a stay of nine days the fleet weighed anchor for Calicut.
The Danish fleet weighed anchor and sailed through the fog toward the Pomeranians.
I talked to her from the deck of the ship just after Captain Griffin weighed anchor.
Following overhaul, Shasta weighed anchor for what was to be her final deployment.
I was at once carried on board a small steam-yacht, which weighed anchor without delay.
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The Poles weighed anchor and suddenly rushed towards the Swedes squadron, much to their surprise.
Our men they feared further treachery ; so they weighed anchor and began.
On 17 November she weighed anchor for the east coast, arriving at Philadelphia 6 days later.
After spending time with this happy people for whom time has stopped … we weighed anchor.
The invading force of Hitler it weighed anchor in 6 of April.
Weighed anchor in Leith, Scotland.
If Columbus had argued like this, he would never have weighed anchor.
After this the " Antartic " weighed anchor immediately.
On the 16th day of September we weighed anchor.
The English ships weighed anchor on May 1 and 2.
On that day, the landing craft repair ship weighed anchor for Shanghai.
On 10 April, she weighed anchor for Ulithi Atoll where she arrived 10 days later.
I bet he 's already weighed anchor.
On 25 August, the warship weighed anchor at Chefoo to return to the United States.
After emptying her holds, the vessel took on more cargo and weighed anchor on 10 December.
In September 1696, Kidd weighed anchor and set course for the Cape of Good Hope.
On that day, Ascella embarked 51 Navy passengers and weighed anchor for Hawaii.
On 5 April, Bounty finally weighed anchor and made for the open sea.
About 4 or 5 months ago, a Bahamian yacht weighed anchor here in Penang.
Shortly after midnight on April 19, Albermarle weighed anchor and stood down to engage.
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