# Weigh anchor

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{{Short description|Nautical term for getting underway}}
thumb | right | alt=An image of a poleless anchor on the process of breakout | A poleless anchor on the process of breakout
'''Weigh anchor''' is a nautical term indicating the final preparation of a sea vessel for getting underway.

''Weighing anchor'' means raising the [anchor](/source/anchor) of the vessel from the sea floor and hoisting it up to be stowed on board the vessel.  At the moment when the anchor is no longer touching the sea floor, it is ''aweigh.''

==Example of use==

{{USS|Marvel|AM-262|6}}{{'}}s narrative is described in part in [DANFS](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships) as "On 17 January 1945 she ''weighed anchor'' and began a {{frac|2|1|2}}-month cruise to [Kodiak, Alaska](/source/Kodiak%2C_Alaska)."

==When not at anchor==

When a vessel is not at anchor, but tied to a [pier](/source/pier) or to another anchored vessel, it does not weigh anchor; the captain or master gives the order to "take in lines."

==References==
* {{DANFS}}

Category:Nautical terminology
Category:Ship anchors

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