What does underway mean?

Definitions for underway
ˈʌn dərˌweɪ, -ˈweɪun·der·way

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. afoot(p), underwayadjective

    currently in progress

    "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

Wiktionary

  1. underwaynoun

    a road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle

  2. underwaynoun

    an underground passage, tunnel

  3. underwaynoun

    a voyage, especially underwater

  4. underwaynoun

    (computer science) subroutine

  5. underwayadverb

    in motion, in progress; being done or carried out

Wikipedia

  1. Underway

    Underway, or under way, is a nautical term describing the state of a vessel. "Way" arises when there is sufficient water flow past the rudder of a vessel that it can be steered. A vessel is said to be underway if it meets the following criteria: It is not aground It is not at anchor It has not been made fast to a dock, the shore, or other stationary object.If a vessel is adrift and not being propelled by any instrument or device, it is said to be underway, not making way."Under weigh" is a variation, coming from folk etymology, first used in 1749. "Under way" is likely from the Dutch onderweg or Middle Dutch onderwegen (lit. "under" or "among the ways"). Weigh is also a synonym for hanging or dangling, so that the process of raising an anchor, which causes it to hang at the end of the anchor-rope or chain is called “weighing [the] anchor” which leads to confusion between weigh and way, since both are pronounced identically.

ChatGPT

  1. underway

    Underway refers to the state of already having started or currently in progress. It is often used to describe events, activities, projects, or processes that have begun and are ongoing.

Wikidata

  1. Underway

    Underway, or Under Way is a nautical term describing the state of a vessel. A vessel is said to be underway if it meets the following criteria: ⁕It is not aground ⁕It is not at anchor ⁕It has not been made fast to a dock, the shore, or other stationary object. If a vessel is adrift and not being propelled by any instrument or device, it is said to be underway, not making way. The concept of whether a vessel is or is not underway has important legal ramifications. For example, in many jurisdictions a child must be wearing a personal flotation device at the time the vessel is underway.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underway in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of underway in a Sentence

  1. Sohail Afridi:

    Since 3 a.m. the rescue operation has been underway. The injured have been taken to the hospital via helicopter.

  2. Mathias Cormann:

    Our embassy in South Korea has reached out to relevant officials in North Korea, there is obviously some complications in providing consular assistance into North Korea. We work through the Swedish government in North Korea and all of these steps are underway.

  3. The National Weather Service:

    Snowmelt is well underway and will continue through Monday. It is this snowmelt that will ultimately cause the flooding concerns, it is warming up already, it's in the 40s right now and based on the temperatures we've been dealing with, it's pretty balmy.

  4. Khalid Alsweilem:

    A strategic review of economic policy is underway in the government and officials are putting together a new framework for managing the economy.

  5. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad:

    Right now there is no fighting but a search and clearance operation is underway.

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