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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