hawser

n.

A cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Old French haucier, to hoist, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, alteration of Late Latin altāre, from Latin altus, high.]

[ܒhawzǝr]

ˈhawzǝr n. a thick rope or cable for mooring or towing a ship.

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IN BRIEF: A large rope for tying up a ship.

It is important to release the hawser as the ship leaves the pier.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: large heavy rope for nautical use

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trosse, kabeltov

Nederlands (Dutch)
tros (scheepvaart)

Français (French)
n. - aussière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trosse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) (χοντρό) παλαμάρι, ρύμα, λαντζάνα

Italiano (Italian)
gomena, ormeggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabo (m) de proa (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
трос

Español (Spanish)
n. - calabrote, maroma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tross, tåg, kabel (sjö)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大缆, 曳船索, 系船索

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大纜, 曳船索, 繫船索

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 배 매는 밧줄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大綱, 太綱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهوسر حبل ضخم تشد به السفينه إلى البر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבל, כבל‬

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