1. the act or process of moving a vessel by kedging
Usage: nautical

1. to move a boat or ship by hauling on a rope attached to a small anchor
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The sailors were kedging the yacht through the shallow channel.
• They spent hours kedging their boat off the sandbar.
• The captain ordered kedging to position the ship properly.
• Kedging requires careful coordination between crew members.
• The kedging operation took most of the morning to complete.
• Without wind, kedging was their only option to move forward.