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单词 kedging
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
kedge  (kej),USA pronunciation v., kedged, kedg•ing, n. [Naut.]
v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.

v.i. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Terms(of a ship) to move by being kedged.

n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called kedge an′chor. a small anchor used in kedging.
  • 1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; see cadge1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kedge /kɛdʒ/ vb
  1. to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion
n
  1. a light anchor, used esp for kedging
Etymology: 15th Century: from caggen to fasten
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