kedge
/kɛdʒ/
verb
- To move a ship by pulling on a rope attached to a small anchor that has been dropped ahead of the vessel.
- They had to kedge the schooner into the harbor when the wind died.
- The crew kedged the boat off the sandbar.
- Using the longboat, they kedged the heavy ship closer to the dock.
noun
- A small anchor used for kedging a ship.
- We need a heavier kedge for this muddy bottom.
- The sailors lowered the kedge from the bow.
- He threw the kedge overboard and waited for it to catch.