Meaning of apeak | Babel Free
/əˈpiːk/Definitions
In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.
not-comparable
Examples
“Thus the good we should cherish, the bad never seek, / For death will too soon bring each anchor apeak.”
“I found the New Shoreham with her anchor apeak and, within a quarter of an hour after I reached her, running seven knots an hour, right before the wind.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.