up-anchor

Example Sentences

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Just a few years ago, the men who owned boats like these were usually looked upon as oddballs, dropouts or dreamers ready to up-anchor and take off for the islands�or at least talking about it.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is my friend; so, the long and the short of it is, I’m going to up-anchor, away to the gold-fields, and leave the coast clear to him.”

From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

They watched the barges up-anchor, and before we began to jerk into line I could hear their conversation.

From Greenmantle by Buchan, John

“We’d better not leave this here spot until we see ’em up-anchor and get well away,” advised Jake.

From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)

He hurried toward the bridge where Captain Anderson stood, ready to give the signal to up-anchor immediately the small boat was hoisted aboard.

From The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal by Burnett, Carolyn Judson