English - Turkish
Definition of to kedge in English Turkish dictionary
- tonozlamak
- (isim) tonoz demiri
- {f} tonozlamak
- tonoz çapası
- {i} tonoz demiri
- tonoz çapasına bağlı yoma ile istikamet değiştirmek
- (fiil) tonozlamak
- kedge anchor tonoz demiri
- böyle çekilerek yürümek veya çekip yürütmek
English - English
Definition of to kedge in English English dictionary
- To move with the help of a kedge, as described above
there was a stretch of twelve miles of channel running in a north-easterly direction which the ship could not possibly negotiate under sail unless a change of wind should occur — of which there seemed to be absolutely no prospect. The only alternative, therefore, would be to kedge those twelve miles; truly a most formidable undertaking for four persons — one of them being a girl — to attempt.
- To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it
- A glutton
- {i} small anchor used for pulling a ship (Nautical)
- To move by means of a light anchor
- A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed with
- and Anchor, n
- A small anchor used for warping a vessel (also called kedge anchor)
- See Kedge, v
- {f} move a boat by pulling on a rope connected to an anchor (Nautical)
- 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
- (a) A lightweight anchor; (b) To use that anchor to pull the vessel up to it
- To use an anchor to move a boat by hauling on the anchor rode; a basic anchor type