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Definition von hawsers im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- plural of hawser
- hawser
- a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
The hawser was as taut as a bowstring - so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
- hawser
- {n} a small cable
- hawser
- {i} heavy rope, cord, cable
- hawser
- A rope of sufficient size and strength to tow or secure a ship
- hawser
- Huge rope used for securing or towing the ship
- hawser
- Large strong rope used for towing purposes and for securing or mooring ships Hawsers are now mostly made of steel
- hawser
- large heavy rope for nautical use
- hawser
- A hawser is a large heavy rope, especially one used on a ship. a thick rope or steel cable used on a ship (hauceour, from haucier , from altus )
- hawser
- Strong rope or steel cable used for securing or mooring ships
- hawser
- A heavy line used for mooring, kedging, towing, or as a temporary anchor line
- hawser
- A heavy rope used to tow or tie up a ship to a dock
- hawser
- a long and usually heavy line or cable "used for securing a ship alongside, or for towing, mooring etc " (Uden & Cooper)
- hawser
- A rope that is very large in diameter, usually used when docking large vessels
- hawser
- A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns