Hawse
/hɔz/ adj, adv, noun, verb
adj, adv, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
- 2 the hole that an anchor rope passes through wordnet
- 3 A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
- 4 The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
Verb
- 1 To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide. intransitive
Adjective
- 1 In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem. not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow. not-comparable
Etymology
Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).