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hawser::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | rope |
Examples of hawser
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The Grapple's caprail is curved to fairlead and prevent chaffing of the towing hawser.
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A crane tried to pull them over but the crane and its steel hawser buckled, not the Towers.
From the guardian.co.uk
River tugs usually do not have any significant hawser or winch.
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Adventuresome divers can still find the shaft, anchor chains and hawser holes of HMS Conqueror.
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The current coat of arms consists of an anchor with a hawser placed on top of a white, red and green shield.
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Its movements are controlled by a computer linked to the kite by a cable housed inside the thick synthetic hawser holding it to the ship.
From the independent.co.uk
This male insecurity runs through the production like a steel hawser, shockingly exemplified when Leontes punches his wife in the stomach.
From the express.co.uk
In the following days a yokozuna hawser will then be made in his stable and he will practice the ring entrance ceremony with advice from a previous or current yokozuna.
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It includes two vertical stern rollers to tend the towing hawser directly aft and two Norman pin rollers to prevent the towing hawser from sweeping forward of the beam at the point of tow.
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- Large heavy rope for nautical use
- Hawser is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship. A hawser passes through a hawsehole or cat hole, located on the hawse.
- A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
- A rope that is very large in diameter, usually used when docking large vessels.
- A large rope used for towing or mooring a ship.
- A thick rope, traditionally made from three, twisted sections of many strands, for tying up and towing vessels.
- A large rope used for various purposes, as warping, for a spring, &c.
- Heavy cable (usually 5 inches or more in circumference) used to secure an anchor or to secure the ship to a wharf.
- A heavy line of fiber that is over 5" in circumference, used in mooring or towing vessels.
