noun
- a small anchor used to move or steady a ship
Usage: nautical
verb
- to move a ship by hauling on a rope attached to a small anchor
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The captain ordered the crew to drop the kedge anchor.
- They used a kedge to position the boat in shallow water.
- The sailors had to kedge the vessel into the harbor.
- We kedged our way through the narrow channel.
- The kedge held the ship steady against the current.
- They kedged the boat closer to shore for repairs.