UP-ANCHOR


Meaning of UP-ANCHOR in English

| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb

Etymology: up (III) + anchor, n.

: to pull up the anchor especially before getting under way

we up-anchored, southbound for the canal — Blue Book

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