hawse
hawse
Definition
hawse (hôz, hôs)
noun
- that part of the bow of a ship containing the hawseholes
- hawsehole
- the space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface directly above the anchor
- the arrangement of the anchor cables when a ship is moored with both a starboard and a port anchor
Etymology: LME halse < ON hals, the neck, part of the bow of a ship: see collar
hawse
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- pipe: Some trawlers have two anchors each in a hawse pipe, the number of shackles of cable on each anchor varying locally.
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