way enough

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

way (headway, speed) + enough.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /weɪ əˈnʌf/, [weɪˈnʌf], [weɪˈnʌp̚], [weɪˈnɑf]

Interjection

way enough

  1. (Canada, US, rowing) A coxswain's order for rowers to cease rowing immediately.

Verb

way enough (third-person singular simple present way enoughs, present participle way enoughing, simple past and past participle way enoughed)

  1. (Canada, US, rowing) To stop rowing after a "way enough" command.

Usage notes

  • This phrase is most often used on the water, but can be used as a "stop" signal in any rowing context in which a coxswain is directing rowers, such as loading shells onto a trailer, transporting launches, etc.
  • This term is sometimes reanalyzed as wane (to lose intensity) + off, up, thus giving the verb forms: third-person singular simple present wanes off, wanes up, present participle waning off, waning up, simple past and past participle waned off, waned up.
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