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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hawse (hôz, hôs),USA pronunciation n., v., hawsed, haws•ing. [Naut.]n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of a bow where the hawseholes are located.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa hawsehole or hawsepipe.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe distance or space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface of the water above the anchor.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe relative position or arrangement of the port and starboard anchor cables when both are used to moor a vessel.
- Nautical, Naval Terms to hawse, with both bow anchors out:a ship riding to hawse.
v.i. - Nautical, Naval Terms(of a vessel) to pitch heavily at anchor.
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- bef. 1000; Middle English hals, Old English heals bow of a ship, literally, neck; cognate with Old Norse hals in same senses, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German hals neck, throat, Latin collus (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hawse /hɔːz/ n - the part of the bows of a vessel where the hawseholes are
- short for hawsehole, hawsepipe
- the distance from the bow of an anchored vessel to the anchor
- the arrangement of port and starboard anchor ropes when a vessel is riding on both anchors
Etymology: 14th Century: from earlier halse, probably from Old Norse háls; related to Old English heals neck |