apeak
English
/əˈpiːk/
adv
Definitions
- (nautical) In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.
Etymology
Derived from French à (to, various prepositions, on the).
Origin
French
à
Gloss
to, various prepositions, on the
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- à German
- à Hungarian
- ad Italian
- à Dutch, Flemish
- adroit French
- afin French
- amener French
- amâtiner French
- astheure French
- auquel French
- auxquelles French
- auxquels French
- putaclic French
- touche-à-tout French
- vis-à-vis French
- à French
- à Norwegian Bokmål
- à Swedish
- a Old French
- ad Ido
- ann Haitian, Haitian Creole
- annou Haitian, Haitian Creole