English Explanatory Dictionary

apeak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.

Pronunciation

/əˈpiːk/

Word forms

apeak apeek

Etymology

From French à pic (“at its summit; vertically”), compare with Italian a picco.

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