Underweigh
prep_phrase, verb
prep_phrase, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To weigh insufficiently (indicating a too-small weight)
Prep_phrase
- 1 Alternative form of under way. alt-of, alternative, dated
"At dawn of day, (17th) we got underweigh and steered through the islands; at noon, we were abreast of Termination Island, the latitude of which we found to be 34 degrees 32 minutes."
Example
More examples"At dawn of day, (17th) we got underweigh and steered through the islands; at noon, we were abreast of Termination Island, the latitude of which we found to be 34 degrees 32 minutes."