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kedge

/kɛdʒ/

យុថ្កាតូច

  1. noun យុថ្កាតូច, យុថ្កាបន្ថែម
    a small secondary anchor used to move or warp a ship
    យុថ្កាតូចមួយដែលគេប្រើដើម្បីរំកិលឬទាញទូកកប៉ាល់
    The sailors dropped a kedge to maneuver the boat into the narrow channel.
    ក្រុមនាវិកបានទម្លាក់យុថ្កាតូចមួយដើម្បីបត់បែនទូកចូលទៅក្នុងច្រកសមុទ្រចង្អៀត។
  2. verb ទាញទូកដោយយុថ្កា, រំកិលទូក
    to move a ship by hauling in a hawser attached to a kedge
    រំកិលទូកឬកប៉ាល់ដោយទាញខ្សែយុថ្កាតូច
    They had to kedge the ship away from the shallow reef.
    ពួកគេត្រូវទាញរំកិលកប៉ាល់ឱ្យឆ្ងាយពីផ្កាថ្មរាក់។

Synonyms: warp, anchor, haul

Forms: kedged, kedging, kedges

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.