
1) French word used in English 2) Large heavy rope 3) Mooring line 4) Mooring rope 5) Nautical rope 6) Nautical terminology 7) Rope 8) Ropy form of washer 9) Sailboat component
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1) Rope 2) Towline 3) Towrope
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Large rope used for mooring or towing a vessel.
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Large rope used for mooring or towing a vessel.
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Hawser is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole, located on the hawse. ...
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large rope for mooring or towing a ship
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large rope for mooring or towing a ship
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Large strong rope or cable used for towing purposes and for securing or mooring ships.
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Heavy line (five inches or more) for mooring and towing.
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• (n.) A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
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A very large diameter rope, usually used for mooring large vessels.
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Haws'er (haz'ẽr or has'ẽr)
noun [ From French
hausser to lift, raise (cf. Old French
hausserée towpath, towing, French
haussière hawser), Late Latin
altiare , from Latin
altus high. See
Haughty .] A large rope made of three strands each contain...
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Large strong rope used for towing purposes and for securing or mooring ships. Hawsers are now mostly made of steel.
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In ships, a hawser is a small cable or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line, used in warping, etc.
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large rope
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[
n] - large heavy rope for nautical use
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[Treasure Island] a large rope used for towing or mooring a ship.
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noun large heavy rope for nautical use
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