hawser

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːzər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɔzɚ, -sɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hô′zər, -sər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
haw•ser /ˈhɔzɚ, -sɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa heavy rope for holding a boat at a dock or for towing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
haw•ser  (hô′zər, -sər),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa heavy rope for mooring or towing.
  • Late Latin *altiāre to raise, derivative of Latin altus high; see haughty) + -our -or2, -er2
  • Anglo-French hauceour, equivalent. to Middle French hauci(er) to hoist (
  • Middle English haucer 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hawser /ˈhɔːzə/, halser /ˈhɔːlsə/ n
  1. a large heavy rope
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French hauceour, from Old French haucier to hoist, ultimately from Latin altus high
'hawser' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lifeline - cable - cablelaid - hawser bend - hawser-laid - ice anchor - life car - messenger - plain-laid - rat guard - towline - towrope - whip

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