atrip

2 definitions found

atrip - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Atrip \A*trip"\, adv. [Pref. a- + trip.] (Naut.)
        (a) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.
        (b) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming;
            -- said of sails.
        (c) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of
            yards.
            [1913 Webster]

atrip - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  atrip
      adj 1: (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom [syn: aweigh,
             atrip]