Meaning Of The Word Kedge
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Kedge Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Kedge?
kedge in American English
a light anchor, used esp. in kedging a ship to move (a ship) by hauling on a rope fastened to an anchor that has been dropped some distance from it to move a ship by kedging it intransitive verb: to move by being kedged noun: a small anchor used in kedging transitive verb: to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped kedge in British English noun: a light anchor, used esp for kedging verb: to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion |
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