noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
weighing anchor; raising the anchor
Nautical term for lifting the anchor from the seabed before departure. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.
船長は夜明けとともに揚錨を命じた。
The captain ordered the anchor to be weighed at dawn.
出港準備
Preparations for departure are complete, and we will weigh anchor shortly.