apeak

[uh-peek]

a·peak

[uh-peek] Nautical
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

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Apeak is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Also, a·peek.


Origin:
1590–1600; a-1 + peak1
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apeak (əˈpiːk)
 
adv, —adj
nautical in a vertical or almost vertical position: with the oars apeak

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