hawse meaning: definition, etymology

hawse

noun

UK /hɔːz/ · US /hɔz/

Etymology Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

Nautical, Transport The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.

Nautical, Transport A hawsehole or hawsepipe.

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

adj

Etymology Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

Nautical, Transport In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

adv

Etymology Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

Nautical, Transport Of a vessel Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

Derived terms: athwart hawse, bold hawse, clearing hawse, in the hawse, foul the hawse, hawse-bags, hawse-blocks, hawse-bolster, hawse-fallen, hawse-full, hawsehole, hawse-hole, hawse-hook, hawse-pieces, hawsepipe, hawse-pipe, hawse-plug, hawse-timber, hawse-wood

verb

Etymology Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

Nautical, Transport Of a vessel To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.

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