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- pronunciation:
- kej
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
kedges, kedging, kedged |
| definition: |
to move (a ship) by hauling on the line of its kedge anchor, then dropping the anchor in the desired position.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
of a ship, to move by being kedged.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a small anchor, used esp. for kedging; kedge anchor.
- similar words:
- anchor
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