Hawse meaning
The part of a ship where the hawseholes are located.
noun
A hawsehole.
noun
The space between the bows and anchors of an anchored ship.
noun
The arrangement of a ship's anchor cables when both starboard and port anchors are secured.
noun
That part of the bow of a ship containing the hawseholes.
noun
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The space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface directly above the anchor.
noun
The arrangement of the anchor cables when a ship is moored with both a starboard and a port anchor.
noun
(nautical) A position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
adjective
Origin of hawse
Middle English hals forward curve of a strake probably from Old Norse hāls neck, ship's bow kwel-1 in Indo-European roots