Square Away Meaning

Square Away is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (nautical) To square the ships' yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Square Away

(nautical) To square the ships' yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.

Example :   I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.1969, Two Years Before the Mast: Twenty-four Years After, by Richard Henry Dana  Accordingly, when the wheel was relieved at eight o'clock, the order was given to keep her due north, and all hands were turned up to square away the yards and make sail.

Meaning of Square Away

Square Away is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Square Away stands for (nautical) To square the ships' yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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