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hawser

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hawser.

Editorial note

Or do they just need more specific terms than regular English (there are several words for various kinds of ropes: sheet, hawser, painter,...).

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Quick take

(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hawser gathered in one view.

noun

(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hawser.

noun

(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.

Example sentences

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Or do they just need more specific terms than regular English (there are several words for various kinds of ropes: sheet, hawser, painter,...).

2

Real climbers use stones wrapped with hawser!

3

Some of it is harsher than perhaps is warrented for the 'lightweight' case, but the procedures have to deal with very difficult individuals who have cut the hawser to the land of rationality.

4

, and he tossed down a line, a massive eyespliced hawser, to wrap around the dock bollard along with a bit of anti-friction paper to slip between the two.

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> Having financial stability has allowed me to cut off toxic relationships If burnout comes from being faced with insoluble problems, always having the possible Gordian solution of traipsing down the hawser line ought to be effective prevention.

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Two useful sayings from my childhood were "run down the hawser line before the other rats", and "skate to where the puck is going to be".

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You could try to tow her out past Point Loma, I guess, if the towing hawser itself doesn't part, and the "front fall off[1]" the ship, at the risk of bottling up the 3rd Fleet in the channel.

Quote examples

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Two useful sayings from my childhood were "run down the hawser line before the other rats", and "skate to where the puck is going to be".

2

You could try to tow her out past Point Loma, I guess, if the towing hawser itself doesn't part, and the "front fall off[1]" the ship, at the risk of bottling up the 3rd Fleet in the channel.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hawser in a sentence?

Or do they just need more specific terms than regular English (there are several words for various kinds of ropes: sheet, hawser, painter,...).

What does hawser mean?

(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.

What part of speech is hawser?

hawser is commonly used as noun.