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Definition of Kedging
1. kedge [v] - See also: kedge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kedging
Literary usage of Kedging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico by Basil Hall (1827)
"... the ship's head foremost, no sails whatever are set, a'nd the stern, instead
of the bow, is made to go first, an operation technically called kedging. ..."
2. A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations, and by John Wise (1850)
"And even this idea (" kedging") is said to have been first suggested as available
in balloon sailing by Baldwin, a writer on aeronautics. CHAPTER XV. ..."
3. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy": From London to Paris, and by Havre by John MacGregor (1880)
"Dull reading—Chain boat—kedging—St. Cloud—Training— Dogs—Wrong colours—My
policeman—Yankee notion —Red, White, and Blue. THE effect of living on board a ..."
4. Extracts from a Journal by Basil Hall (1824)
"In the operation of kedging, the cable is hove, or drawn in, till nearly in an
upright position; this loosens the hold of the anchor, which begins to trail ..."
5. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl Rob Roy, from London to Paris and Back by Havre by John MacGregor (1868)
"Dull reading—Chain boat—kedging—St. Cloud—Training— Dogs—Wrong colours—My
policeman—Yankee notion —Red, White, and Blue. THE effect of living on board a ..."
6. Professional recollections on points of seamanship, discipline, &c by Francis Liardet (1849)
"Upon the manner of kedging in the river Ganges, Bengal. *" In the river Ganges,
where the tide is extremely strong, the pilots drift the largest vessels ..."
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