hawser
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hawser
1300–50; Middle English haucer < Anglo-French hauceour, equivalent to Middle French hauci ( er ) to hoist (< Late Latin *altiāre to raise, derivative of Latin altus high; haughty ) + -our -or 2, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Bollards were first used in a maritime setting, where they were immovable objects to which a ship could safely lash its hawser after docking.
From Washington Post
Falling to the floor behind her was a braid as thick as a hawser.
From New York Times
Very strong steel hawsers with hooks on the ends of them were lowered from the front and rear of each helicopter.
From Literature
He saved nearly 40 lives by diving into the churning seas with a rope, then used it to pull a thick hawser taut between the yacht and the beach as a lifeline for survivors.
From The Guardian
She found him in his shorts, lying in the hammock that he had hung from the beams with a ship's hawser.
From Literature
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