hawser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hɔːzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɔzɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.
Meanings
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A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor. All around the hull, in the blackness, the rippling current bubbled and chattered like a little mountain stream.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Ebb-tide Runs”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part V (My Sea Adventure), page 185:Near-synonym: mooring line
A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?
1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 26].”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hawsers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
hawser-laid rope · hawser-laid · hawser iron
Hypernyms
Relateds
hawse · hawse · bitt · bollard
Synonyms
Translations (37)
ro parâmă (cable) · nrf aussiéthe (cable) · ru шварто́в (cable) · vi dây neo (cable) · mi torotoro (cable) · sv tross (cable) · it cima (cable) · pt amarra (cable) · fi touvi (cable) · nn trosse (cable) · es cabo (cable) · nl landvast (cable) · io amaro (cable) · cs (uvazovací, kotevní) lano (cable) · fr aussière (cable) · pl cuma (cable) · mi hawa (cable) · be перлінь (cable) · tr halat (cable) · de Tau (cable) · sw amari (cable) · be швартоў (cable) · ru перли́нь (cable) · gl guindareza (cable) · fi trossi (cable) · nl tros (cable) · nb trosse (cable) · mi taura (cable) · az buraz (cable) · ota خلاط (cable) · mi torokaha (cable) · ru трос (cable) · nl meerlijn (cable) · de Trosse (cable) · bg швартово въже (cable) · it canapo (cable) · da trosse (cable)