"raise anchor" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used in a nautical context to refer to the action of lifting the anchor from the sea floor. Example: "The captain gave the order to raise anchor and the crew quickly got to work, hoisting the heavy metal contraption out of the water."
(A capstan is used to raise anchor).
Two days later, Hughes approached the port, and Suffren ordered his ships to raise anchor and engage the British fleet.
Every time we raise anchor and close the gate, as the dock shrinks into the horizon, and the boomph of fuzzy music begins to blast from our juggernaut speakers, my spirit is weighed down by gloom.
So my first marriage was on the rocks before we even had a chance to raise anchor.
Once movement was detected, the crew attempted to raise anchor and maneuver away from the shore, but the weather and sea conditions made this difficult.
Leissègues too recognised the danger his ships were in and ordered them to raise anchor and then to sail westwards along the coast in the direction of Nizao.[Note A] Maintaining close formation, the French formed a line of battle, Captain Pierre-Elie Garreau in Alexandre leading, with Impérial, Diomède, Jupiter and Brave following.
Raised anchor, as well as early red anchor, wares exhibit small patches of greater translucency, called "moons," when held to the light.
Much of the garbage was disposed of in Haiti, but that country halted the dumping and the ship raised anchor again.
The progress of the Chelsea factory is conveniently distinguished by the respective marks of four periods: the triangle period (1743 49/50), the raised anchor period (1750 52), the red anchor period (1752 56), and the gold anchor period (1758 70).
But on summer Fridays, the vessel raises anchor and returns to its original mission: dispensing fresh air, sunshine and tips about staying healthy to children while sailing around the city.
It's a leveraged reel, basically, used on a ship for raising anchor, or on a cassette deck for hitching along your little magnetic strip so you can rock it with a boombox.
