hawser

• Ein dickes, starkes Tau oder Seil, das zum Festmachen oder Schleppen von Schiffen verwendet wird.

A thick, heavy rope or cable used for mooring or towing ships.

1. C2formal

   A large, thick rope or cable used for mooring or towing ships.

   Dickes Tau oder Kabel

   • The sailors secured the ship to the dock with a heavy hawser.
   • The hawser snapped under the immense tension.
   • They used a steel hawser to tow the disabled vessel.

   Synonymecablelinemooring lineropetowlinewarp