noun
- a large rope or cable used for mooring or towing a ship
Usage: nautical; typically thicker and stronger than ordinary rope
Examples
- The crew secured the hawser to the dock to keep the ship in place.
- A thick hawser was used to tow the disabled vessel back to port.
- The captain ordered the sailors to coil the hawser on deck.
- The ship's hawser snapped during the storm, nearly causing it to drift away.
- Multiple hawsers were needed to anchor the massive cargo ship.