Definition of hawser Hawser
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We found 7 definitions of hawser from 7 different sources.
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What does hawser mean?
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NounPlural: hawsers |
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| hawser - large heavy rope for nautical use |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hawser (n.)
A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hawser
A thick rope mostly used in mooring ships.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hawser
häz′ėr, n. a small cable, a large rope used in warping.—adj. Haws′er-laid, made of three small ropes laid up into one. [O. Fr. haucier, haulser, to raise—Low L. altiare—L. altus, high.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hawser
A large rope or cablet, which holds the middle degree between the cable and tow-line, being a size smaller than the former, and as much larger than the latter; curiously, it is not hawser but cable laid.
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🔤- hawser, noun, singular of hawsers.
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