Apeak

[ә'pi:k]

Definition

(adv. & a.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak.

Checker: Vivian

Definition

adv. (naut.) vertical—the anchor is apeak when the cable is drawn so as to bring the ship's bow directly over it.

Checked by Joseph