kedge
Small boat anchor
A kedge is a small anchor used to move or reposition a vessel, typically by rowing the anchor out in a boat, dropping it, then hauling the ship toward it.
To kedge is to move a ship this way: They kedged the schooner off the sandbar.
The technique serves when wind or current won't cooperate.
Bend from true form
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- rodeSat and steered
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
capstan · windlass · fluke · shank · stock · crown · ring · chain
Becoming bent or twisted
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
- haulingTransporting heavy items
heaving · towing · pulling · shifting · adjustment · navigation · boat handling · docking
warp
Bend from true form
hawser · capstan · windlass · fluke · shank · stock · crown · ring · chain · grapnel
warping
Becoming bent or twisted
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- repositioningMoving to new spot
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
hauling · heaving · towing · pulling · shifting · adjustment · navigation · boat handling · docking · undocking
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- berthSleeping space on transport
- jettyStructure extending into water
wharf · quay · marina · pier · anchorage · roadstead · moorings · fore-and-aft · holding ground · scope
tender
Soft or sore
- bowerLeafy garden shelter
- sheet anchorShip's emergency backup anchor