Hawser
/hɔːzə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
"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."
- 2 large heavy rope for nautical use wordnet
Example
More examples"A rowboat tows a mooring line, which in turn is tied to a hawser."
Etymology
From Middle English hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.