Hawse Definition

hôz

noun

That part of the bow of a ship containing the hawseholes.

Webster's New World

Webster's New World

A hawsehole.

American Heritage

The space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface directly above the anchor.

Webster's New World

The arrangement of the anchor cables when a ship is moored with both a starboard and a port anchor.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

adjective

(nautical) A position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

Wiktionary

adverb

(nautical) Said of a vessel lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

Wiktionary

Origin of Hawse

Middle English hals forward curve of a strake probably from Old Norse hāls neck, ship's bow kwel-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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