Thesaurus: kedge
To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
Related headwords
vesseldefinitionanchordefinitionboatdefinitioncarryingdefinitionhaulingdefinitionmovedefinitionoverboarddefinitiondispenseddefinitiondroppingdefinitionlargedefinitionseedefinitionsmalldefinitionwheneverdefinitionwitchdefinitionkedgedfamilykedgerfamilykedgereefamilykedgesfamilykeckingneighborkeckleneighborkeckledneighborkecklingneighborkecklishneighborkecksneighborkecksiesneighborkecksyneighborkeckyneighborkeddahneighbor
Definitions
- n. To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- v. t. A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
- To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
- To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, droppingit overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- n. To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. v. t. A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.