hawse

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noun (English)

1. (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.

2. (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.

3. (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

adj (English)

1. (nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.not-comparable

adv (English)

1. (nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.not-comparable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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