kedge (k j) Nautical n. A light anchor used for warping a vessel. v. kedged, kedg·ing, kedg·es v.tr. To warp (a vessel) by means of a light anchor. v.intr. To move by means of a light anchor. [From kedge, to warp a vessel, perhaps from Middle English caggen, to tie, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] |
kedge [kɛdʒ] Nautical
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) 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
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a light anchor, used esp for kedging
[from caggen to fasten]
Translations
kedge
n (Naut) → Warpauker m
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