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

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1. afoot(p), underwayadjective

   currently in progress

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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How to pronounce underway?

1. Alex

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How to say underway in sign language?

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. Carlos Lima:

   There are more, there are leniency agreements underway that talk about this, but until they are finalized we will not know how many (projects) for sure.

2. Tedros Adhanom:

   We must use them as effectively and as fairly as we can, that's why I have challenged government and industry leaders to work together to ensure that in the first 100 days of 2021, vaccination of health workers and older people is underway in all countries.

3. Vance Gulliksen:

   Appropriate authorities have been notified and a full investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

4. President Biden:

   To see people treated like they did, horses barely running over, people being strapped – it's outrageous, i promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now and there will be consequences. There will be consequences. President Biden. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The comments outraged Border Patrol agents, who argued the president threw the officers under the bus while not understanding what the reins were actually used for. The letter, which was signed by Texas Reps. Chips Roy, Brian Babin, and Michael Cloud, as well as Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Scott Perry, R-Pa., Mary Miller, R-Ill., and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., quotes an anonymous DHS official saying they.

5. Doug Johnson:

   This is a teachable moment for everybody who uses the SWIFT system to recognize that there is an effort by criminals underway to compromise the end points of companies using that system.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=underway
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underway
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underway
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=underway
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=underway