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underway

[′ən·dər′wā]
(navigation)
A ship without moorings; not secured in any way to the ground or a wharf.
Craft in motion, particularly the start of such motion after a standstill.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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