A rowboat tows a mooring line, which in turn is tied to a hawser.
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Hawser
/hɔːzə/
Synonyms for "hawser" (23 found)
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4 entrieshemp hawsermanila hawserpolypropylene hawsersteel hawser
Collocations
11 entrieshawser endhawser linehawser ropeheavy hawserlong hawsermake fast with hawsermanila hawsermooring hawserpolypropylene hawsersteel hawsertow hawser
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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.
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A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?
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