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apeak

or a·peek

[ uh-peek ]

adjective

  1. more or less vertical.
  2. (of a dropped anchor) as nearly vertical as possible without being free of the bottom.
  3. (of an anchored vessel) having the anchor cable as nearly vertical as possible without freeing the anchor.


adverb

apeak

/ əˈpiːk /

adverb

  1. nautical in a vertical or almost vertical position

    with the oars apeak

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of apeak1

First recorded in 1590–1600; a- 1 + peak 1
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Example Sentences

After they had gone on in this way a few minutes, Forester ordered the oars apeak, and put the crew at ease.

The donkey winch soon began its work, and I felt the great anchor at length break away and come apeak.

Apeak, when the cable is hove taut, so as to bring the vessel nearly over the anchor.

Both parties appeared for some seconds as if spellbound, and the oars on both rafts were for a while held “apeak.”

Their anchors were apeak, and they were ready to get under way at a moment's notice.

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