hawser

[ haw-zer, -ser ]

/ ˈhɔ zər, -sər /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for hawser on Thesaurus.com

noun Nautical.

a heavy rope for mooring or towing.

QUIZ

SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE?

Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge!

Question 1 of 6

Which form is commonly used with other verbs to express intention?

shall

should

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

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; see haughty) + -our-or², -er²

Words nearby hawser

Haworth, haworthia, hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, hawser, hawser bend, hawser-laid, hawthorn, Hawthorne, Hawthorne effect

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use hawser in a sentence

Pike payed out the hawser, the coxswain eased off the spring; away went the boat, and next moment Pike had Stanley by the hair.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
The hawser was slipped as he spoke; the lifeboat was hauled slowly but steadily to windward up to her anchor.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
The hawser was made into a loop around his body and the other end was tied around the mother.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
He was pulled forward quite a distance, when the hawser broke and his fore-legs fell on the plank.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji

The situation was not so bad as we thought, however, as it was very easy to slip another hawser under him.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji

British Dictionary definitions for hawser

hawser

/ (ˈhɔːzə) /

noun

nautical a large heavy rope

Word Origin for hawser

C14: from Anglo-French hauceour, from Old French haucier to hoist, ultimately from Latin altus high

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hawser

Origin of hawser

Words nearby hawser

Words related to hawser

How to use hawser in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hawser

Word Origin for hawser