Hawser
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɔːzə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hawser is a noun meaning (nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
Meaning
(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: mooring line
A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?
The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor. All around the hull, in the blackness, the rippling current bubbled and chattered like a little mountain stream.
Word Forms
- hawsers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rope, line, halser, hawsehole, hawse, halse.
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