up-anchor

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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)

Signal to Squadron A to up-anchor at once and telephone to Squadron B to do the same.

From The World Peril of 1910 by Griffith, George Chetwynd

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)