Upanchoring is a rare word that means "to lift an anchor onto a ship". It is spelled with a prefix of "up-", which means "to move upward", and the verb "anchoring", which is the present participle of "anchor". The pronunciation of this word can be transcribed as /ʌpˈæŋkərɪŋ/. The first syllable "up" is pronounced with the vowel sound /ʌ/, the "a" in "anchoring" is pronounced with the short vowel sound /æ/, and the stress is on the second syllable.