bowse

• Verbe désuet signifiant tirer ou haler, surtout dans un contexte maritime pour tendre un cordage ou un palan.

An obsolete verb meaning to haul or pull, especially used in nautical contexts for hauling on a rope or tackle.

1. Haul with a tackleC2formal

   To pull or hoist something, especially a heavy object, using a system of ropes and pulleys (a tackle).

   hisser avec un palan

   • The sailors had to bowse the anchor up from the seabed.
   • They used a winch to bowse the cargo onto the deck.
   • The crew worked together to bowse the heavy net aboard.

   Synonymeshaulheavehoistpullraisewinch